sex discrimination against women

Profiles thirteen women who challenged social norms and government policies to prove they could be exceptional astronauts.

"Victor is a pretty typical eight-year-old: he races to get his chores done, finds math challenging and likes to play with his friends. One day, the new school teacher introduces Vic and the other students to the idea of equality between boys and girls. Vic has never really thought about it before, but he soon begins to notice the disparities around him. Like all the older girls and women in their Malawi village, his twin sister, Linesi, now walks the long walk to the river to collect water for the family. Now she can't go to school anymore. It's just the way things have always been. But does it have to be? And is there a way for Vic to change it? When Vic has an idea about how to help, he discovers that even small changes can have an impact"--Provided by publisher.

"A nonfiction picture book introduction to the history and importance of Title IX as civil rights legislature"--.

"A star athlete shares her account of triumph in the face of sexism, self-doubt, and injury, gives a global tour of the women's soccer world, and presents a call-to-action to secure equal pay and conditions"--Provided by publisher.

"A boy grows up to bring positive change to his village in India. This story is true, and it started with a boy named Sundar. After the deaths of his mother, and later his daughter, Sundar Paliwal knows what he has to do. He is determined to live in a place where girls and boys are treated equally and where the surrounding countryside is not ravaged by irresponsible mining. And so he comes up with a plan. In rural India, where many people cling to age-old customs and gender inequality and discrimination are encouraged, Sundar manages to convince the people of his village to welcome every girl born with the planting of 111 trees. His efforts have turned a desert village into a green oasis that is safe and prosperous for girls. And his heroic actions confirm that the ability to impact our communities in a positive way is not beyond anyone's reach"--Provided by publisher.

This insightful resource highlights some of the challenges, such as lower pay, fewer promotions, and sexual harassment, that women have faced in the past and present.

"This is the story of how America's first women soldiers helped win World War I, earned the vote, and fought the U.S. Army"--Provided by publisher.

On July 29, 2009, Air National Guard major Mary Jennings ?MJ? Hegar was shot down while on a Medevac mission on her third tour in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, she fought the enemy and saved the lives of her crew and their patients. But soon she would face a new battle: to give women who serve on the front lines the credit they deserve...

After experiencing a series of escalating sexist incidents, from being harassed and wolf-whistled at on the street, to discrimination in the workplace and serious sexual assault, Laura Bates started the Everyday Sexism Project and has gone on to write 'a pioneering analysis of modern day misogyny.' The project became one of the biggest social media success stories of the internet. Bates inspires women to lead a real change and writes this book that is a protest against inequality and a manifesto for change.