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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities
This innovative project wrapped research around a youth theatre
project. Young people of colour and from refugee backgrounds
developed a sustained provocation for the people of Geelong, a
large regional centre in Australia. The packed public
performance-at the biggest venue in town-challenged locals to
rethink assumptions. The audience response was insightful and
momentous. The companion workshops for schools had profound impact
with adolescent audiences. Internationally, this book connects with
artistic, educational, and research communities, offering a
substantial contribution to understandings of racism. This book is
a provocative, transdisciplinary meditation on race, culture, the
arts and change.
In June 1972, President Richard Nixon put pen to paper and signed
the Educational Amendments of 1972 into law. The nearly 150-page
document makes no mention of "gender," "athletics," "girls," or
"women." The closest reference to "sport" is transportation. In
fact, the bill did not appear to contain anything earth shattering.
But tucked into its final pages, a heading appears, "Title
IX-Prohibition of Sex Discrimination." These 37 words would change
the world for girls and women across the United States. On its
face, Title IX legally guaranteed equal opportunity in education.
In time, Title IX would serve as the tipping point for the modern
era of women's sport. Slowly but surely, women's athletics at the
high school and collegiate levels grew to prominence, and Tennessee
fast emerged as a national leader. In Title IX, Pat Summitt, and
Tennessee's Trailblazers, Mary Ellen Pethel introduces readers to
past and present pioneers-each instrumental to the success of
women's athletics across the state and nation. Through vibrant
profiles, Pethel celebrates the lives and careers of household
names like Pat Summitt and Candace Parker, as well as equally
important forerunners such as Ann Furrow and Teresa Phillips.
Through their lived experiences, these fifty individuals laid the
foundation for athletic excellence in Tennessee, which in turn
shaped the national landscape for women's sports. The book also
provides readers with a fuller understanding of Title IX, as well
as a concise history of women's athletics in the pre- and
post-Title IX eras. With interviewees ranging from age 20 to 93,
Pethel artfully combines storytelling with scholarship. Guided by
the voices of the athletes, coaches, and administrators, Pethel
vividly documents achievement and adversity, wins and losses, and
advice for the next generation. This book represents the first
statewide compilation of its kind-offering readers a behind-the-
scenes perspective of Tennessee women who dedicated their lives to
the advancement of sport and gender equality. Readers will delight
in Title IX, Pat Summitt, and Tennessee's Trailblazers: 50 Years,
50 Stories.
A captivating and insightful account of Dr Max Price’s journey at the helm of a major South African university during a period of immense upheaval.
As Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town for two terms from 2008 to 2018, he offers a candid look at the challenges he faced during his time including transformation, rights of artistic expression, institutional culture, clemencies and amnesties, restorative justice and ethical decision, and of course, #FeesMustFall protests – which shook the country's higher education sector to its core.
Drawing on his experiences, Price delves into the complexities of multi-stakeholder decision-making, crisis management, and the importance of values such as academic freedom in an increasingly polarised world. Part memoir, part insider's view of history, and part leadership guide, Statues and Storms is a must-read for anyone interested in higher education, South African history, or the art of leadership during times of crisis.
The purpose of this book is to understand the lived experiences of
Black women diversity practitioners at historically white higher
education, healthcare, and corporate institutions before, during,
and after the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and the racial reckoning
of 2020. There is limited research on Black women's experiences in
these positions outside of higher education. The stories and
research provided in this book offers crucial information for
institutions to look inward at the cultures and practices of their
organizations that directly impact Black women diversity
practitioners. In addition, implications for culture shifts and
policy transformation would support Black women currently in these
positions and women looking to break into the field of diversity,
equity, and inclusion. This is a essential text for higher
education staff and administration, CEOs, and leadership in
corporate America and healthcare.
At the heart of racist attitudes and behaviors is anti-Black
racism, which simply put, is the disregard and disdain of Black
life. Anti-Black racism negatively impacts every aspect of the
lives of Black people. Edited by renowned scholar and psychologist
Kevin Cokley, Making Black Lives Matter: Confronting Anti-Black
Racism explores the history and contemporary circumstances of
anti-Black racism, offers powerful personal anecdotes, and provides
recommendations and solutions to challenging anti-Black racism in
its various expressions. The book features chapters written by
scholars, practitioners, activists, and students. The chapters
reflect diverse perspectives from the Black community and writing
styles that range from scholarly text supported by cited research
to personal narratives that highlight the lived experiences of the
contributors. The book focuses on the ways that anti-Black racism
manifests and has been confronted across various domains of Black
life using research, activism, social media, and therapy. In the
words of Cokley: "It is my hope that the book will provide a
blueprint for readers that will empower them to actively confront
anti-Blackness wherever it exists, because this is the only way we
will progress toward making Black lives matter." Making Black Lives
Matter is a book that is meant to be shared! The goal for Cognella
for publishing this book is to amplify the voices of those who need
to be heard and to provide readers free access to critical
scholarship on topics that affect our everyday lives. We're proud
to provide free digital copies of the book to anyone who wants to
read it. So, we encourage you to spread the word and share the book
with everyone you know.
During the past three decades there have been many studies of
transnational migration. Most of the scholarship has focused on one
side of the border, one area of labor incorporation, one generation
of migrants, and one gender. In this path-breaking book, Manuel
Barajas presents the first cross-national, comparative study to
examine a Mexican-origin community's experience with international
migration and transnationalism. He presents an extended case study
of the Xaripu community, with home bases in both Xaripu, Michoacan,
and Stockton, California, and elaborates how various forms of
colonialism, institutional biases, and emergent forms of domination
have shaped Xaripu labor migration, community formation, and family
experiences across the Mexican/U.S. border for over a century. Of
special interest are Barajas's formal and informal interviews
within the community, his examination of oral histories, and his
participant observation in several locations. Barajas asks, What
historical events have shaped the Xaripus' migration experiences?
How have Xaripus been incorporated into the U.S. labor market? How
have national inequalities affected their ability to form a
community across borders? And how have migration, settlement, and
employment experiences affected the family, especially gender
relationships, on both sides of the border?
This unique book explores a very broad range of ideas and
institutions and provides case studies and best practices in the
context of broader theoretical analysis. The impact global
multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and IMF have on
development is hotly debated, but few doubt their power and
influence. Therefore, the main aim of this book is to examine the
concepts that have powerfully influenced development policy and,
more broadly, look at the role of ideas in these institutions and
how they have affected current development discourse. With the aim,
the objectives, therefore, to enhance the understanding of how the
ideas travel within the systems and how they are translated into
policy, modified, distorted, or resisted. It is not about creating
something fundamentally new, nor is it about completely
transcending the efforts of these global institutions. Rather, it
is about creating effective global institutions at a global level,
that can aid in social and economic development globally. The
scholarly value of the proposed publication is self-evident because
of the increase in the emphasis placed on global institutions and
the role they play for corporate governance, innovation, and
sustainability globally and it is going to be more crucial
post-pandemic when the economies restart and more so in emerging
economies. Moreover, there is a dire need for understanding
comprehensively the complexity in the process of how these global
institutions work multi-laterally.
'And then I saw it. And once I had seen it, I saw it everywhere.
Why are men still winning at work? If women have equal leadership
ability, why are they so under-represented at the top in business
and society? Why are we still living in a man's world? And why do
we accept it? In this provocative book, Gill Whitty-Collins looks
beyond the facts and figures on gender bias and uncovers the
invisible discrimination that continues to sabotage us in the
workplace and limits our shared success. Addressing both men and
women and pulling no punches, she sets out the psychology of gender
diversity from the perspective of real personal experience and
shares her powerful insights on how to tackle gender equality.
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