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In 1994, BRAC, the world's largest NGO, made headlines by putting women's rights centre stage in Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world. The Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL) Programme was one of the very first large-scale efforts to mainstream gender equality and aimed to weave objectives of gender equality throughout its own microfinance, education and health services. Advancing Gender Equality in Bangladesh describes the history, implementation, and outcome of this major 20-year initiative and discusses the lessons learnt throughout the fight to achieve gender equality outcomes in an effort to provide a tangible framework for future organizations interested in promoting gender equality and social inclusion. At a time when many gender equality programmes are still relatively young, this book offers a unique opportunity to track 20 years of intervention within a theoretical and cultural context and provides a platform for ongoing discussion about the roles of empowerment and gender transformation as agents for social change. This book provides an in-depth analysis of how strategies for change have operated in practice and will be of considerable interest to students, researchers and practitioners of international development, gender studies and social justice theory as well as those interested in a new practical methodology of the gender role framework.
Experiences of health and illness are fundamental to how we
understand ourselves, and the postmodern obsession with body image
has made health even more significant in identity formation. The
study of subjective experiences of health and illness can also
provide a challenge to traditional objective medical knowledge and,
given current healthcare interest in user involvement, can
highlight the need for change in health service provision.
At a time when some corporate women leaders are advocating for their aspiring sisters to 'lean in' for a bigger piece of the existing pie, this book puts the spotlight on the deep structures of organizational culture that hold gender inequality in place. Gender at Work: Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations makes a compelling case that transforming the unspoken, informal institutional norms that perpetuate gender inequality in organizations is key to achieving gender equitable outcomes for all. The book is based on the authors' interviews with 30 leaders who broke new ground on gender equality in organizations, international case studies crafted from consultations and organizational evaluations, and lessons from nearly fifteen years of experience of Gender at Work, a learning collaborative of 30 gender equality experts. From the Dalit women's groups in India who fought structural discrimination in the largest 'right to work' program in the world, to the intrepid activists who challenged the powerful members of the UN Security Council to define mass rape as a tactic of war, the trajectories and analysis in this book will inspire readers to understand and chip away at the deep structures of gender discrimination in organizational policies, practices and outcomes. Designed for practitioners, policy makers, donors, students and researchers looking at gender, development and organizational change, this book offers readers a widely tested tool of analysis - the Gender at Work Analytical Framework - to assess the often invisible structures of gender bias in organizations and to map desired strategies and change processes.
In 1994, BRAC, the world's largest NGO, made headlines by putting women's rights centre stage in Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world. The Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL) Programme was one of the very first large-scale efforts to mainstream gender equality and aimed to weave objectives of gender equality throughout its own microfinance, education and health services. Advancing Gender Equality in Bangladesh describes the history, implementation, and outcome of this major 20-year initiative and discusses the lessons learnt throughout the fight to achieve gender equality outcomes in an effort to provide a tangible framework for future organizations interested in promoting gender equality and social inclusion. At a time when many gender equality programmes are still relatively young, this book offers a unique opportunity to track 20 years of intervention within a theoretical and cultural context and provides a platform for ongoing discussion about the roles of empowerment and gender transformation as agents for social change. This book provides an in-depth analysis of how strategies for change have operated in practice and will be of considerable interest to students, researchers and practitioners of international development, gender studies and social justice theory as well as those interested in a new practical methodology of the gender role framework.
Modern medicine is a powerful institution. With the help of highly
developed drugs and surgical techniques, it promises to relieve
suffering, improve the quality of life and extend the life-span.
Conversely, it is expensive for the governments, insurance
companies and individuals who pay for it and sometimes appears to
be insensitive to the needs of those for whom it provides. And
while recent restructuring of health care delivery services has
provided medical practitioners with new challenges, there has been
very little consideration of the range of pressures that they now
face.
Modern medicine is a powerful institution. With the help of highly
developed drugs and surgical techniques, it promises to relieve
suffering, improve the quality of life and extend the life-span.
Conversely, it is expensive for the governments, insurance
companies and individuals who pay for it and sometimes appears to
be insensitive to the needs of those for whom it provides. And
while recent restructuring of health care delivery services has
provided medical practitioners with new challenges, there has been
very little consideration of the range of pressures that they now
face.
Experiences of health and illness are fundamental to how we
understand ourselves, and the postmodern obsession with body image
has made health even more significant in identity formation. The
study of subjective experiences of health and illness can also
provide a challenge to traditional objective medical knowledge and,
given current healthcare interest in user involvement, can
highlight the need for change in health service provision.
Significant concerns about the poor health and prevalence of chronic illness amongst a number of ethnic minority populations have led to heightened debates about how best to improve the situation. For some the answer is to see their experiences as part of the general social class inequality in health, but recent evidence questions the extent to which social class can explain the variations in health which ethnic minorities experience. This work offers a range of accounts of how people in ethnic minority groups perceive and manage their illness. Some of the chapters focus on Bangladeshi, and other South Asian groups, as well as Afro-Caribbeans and Irish people. The illnesses discussed include diabetes, hypertension, sickle-cell disorder, mental illness and coronary heart disease. This work should prove reading for those involved in providing health services for ethnic minorities, lecturers and students in medical and nursing education as well as those studying sociology and social administration.
At a time when some corporate women leaders are advocating for their aspiring sisters to 'lean in' for a bigger piece of the existing pie, this book puts the spotlight on the deep structures of organizational culture that hold gender inequality in place. Gender at Work: Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations makes a compelling case that transforming the unspoken, informal institutional norms that perpetuate gender inequality in organizations is key to achieving gender equitable outcomes for all. The book is based on the authors' interviews with 30 leaders who broke new ground on gender equality in organizations, international case studies crafted from consultations and organizational evaluations, and lessons from nearly fifteen years of experience of Gender at Work, a learning collaborative of 30 gender equality experts. From the Dalit women's groups in India who fought structural discrimination in the largest 'right to work' program in the world, to the intrepid activists who challenged the powerful members of the UN Security Council to define mass rape as a tactic of war, the trajectories and analysis in this book will inspire readers to understand and chip away at the deep structures of gender discrimination in organizational policies, practices and outcomes. Designed for practitioners, policy makers, donors, students and researchers looking at gender, development and organizational change, this book offers readers a widely tested tool of analysis - the Gender at Work Analytical Framework - to assess the often invisible structures of gender bias in organizations and to map desired strategies and change processes.
This book is a simple straight forward humorous tool that you can use to give yourself more courage more confidence and a positive direction for your life. All the tools in this book are easy to apply and are a lot of fun. In this book you will find simple effective tools that will help you to: Learn how to eliminate that self talk that is holding you back and keeping you down. Maintain a positive empowered state. Learn the power of goals and the joy of fear! Get excited about obstacles in your life instead of dreading them. Find out how to ask yourself better quality questions. How to use gratitude to open up a whole new world around you How to use your emotions to give you power and how to recognise these emotions How to forgive yourself for previous mistakes or behaviour How to establish and work with your own beliefs How to give yourself regular praise and rewards without guilt How to live fully in the now and be excited by your life again.
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