Interrogating women's leadership and empowerment / edited by Omita Goyal.

By:

Goyal, Omita

Contributor(s):

Goyal, Omita

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2015Description: xxii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9789351500797 (hardback : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

320.0820954 23 GOY

Contents:

Understanding leadership: lessons from the women's movement Revisiting the theme of women's empowerment: how leadership matters Women leaders in every Mohalla, every village Rockets with fire in their tails? Women leaders in Kerala's Panchayats Labouring intellectuals: the conceptual world of Dalit women Czarinas or girl fridays? Women in the corporate sector Leadership for women's equality and empowerment in higher education Anatomy of a change: early women doctors From dynasty to legitimacy: women leaders in Indian politics Other histories: gender and politics in the fiction of Mahasweta Devi In her own write: writing from a Dalit feminist standpoint Catalysing craft: women who shaped the way Leadership in the arts: Rukmini Devi Arundale Recasting bodies and the transformation of the self: women performers in the Bombay film industry (1925-1947) Ascribing feminist intent: the invention of the Indian woman artist The Alpha Songbirds: Independent and vibrant Empowering women through education: the story of Indraprastha School Gender and governance: from concern to indicators The movement for change: implementation of sexual assault laws Caregivers, caretakers: dealing with impunity and immunity at the margins.

Summary: Looking at gender through multiple lenses, this volume seeks to understand what empowerment really means to women today. It examines the situation of women in, and their contribution to, politics, business, education, social and economic development, the women's movement, health, law, insurgency and the arts. The volume analyses certain key issues of contemporary discourse including: * ownership of one's body and Read more...

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	320.0820954 GOY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		36916

Understanding leadership: lessons from the women's movement
Revisiting the theme of women's empowerment: how leadership matters
Women leaders in every Mohalla, every village
Rockets with fire in their tails? Women leaders in Kerala's Panchayats
Labouring intellectuals: the conceptual world of Dalit women
Czarinas or girl fridays? Women in the corporate sector
Leadership for women's equality and empowerment in higher education
Anatomy of a change: early women doctors
From dynasty to legitimacy: women leaders in Indian politics
Other histories: gender and politics in the fiction of Mahasweta Devi
In her own write: writing from a Dalit feminist standpoint
Catalysing craft: women who shaped the way
Leadership in the arts: Rukmini Devi Arundale
Recasting bodies and the transformation of the self: women performers in the Bombay film industry (1925-1947)
Ascribing feminist intent: the invention of the Indian woman artist
The Alpha Songbirds: Independent and vibrant
Empowering women through education: the story of Indraprastha School
Gender and governance: from concern to indicators
The movement for change: implementation of sexual assault laws
Caregivers, caretakers: dealing with impunity and immunity at the margins.

Looking at gender through multiple lenses, this volume seeks to understand what empowerment really means to women today. It examines the situation of women in, and their contribution to, politics, business, education, social and economic development, the women's movement, health, law, insurgency and the arts. The volume analyses certain key issues of contemporary discourse including: * ownership of one's body and Read more...

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