sex discrimination

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Malala

activist for girls' education
2017
An illustrated biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassinate on October 9, 2012.

Roberts v. Jaycees

women's rights
2009
Discusses the historical, legal, and social aspects of the 1984 Supreme Court case of "Roberts v. U.S. Jaycees," which established the right for women to be given equal consideration and access in private business groups.

Under the bus

how working women are being run over
2015
"Caroline Fredrickson is a powerful advocate and D.C. insider who has witnessed the legislative compromises that leave out temps, farmworkers, employees of small businesses, immigrants, and other workers who fall outside an intentionally narrow definition of "employees." The women in this fast-growing part of the workforce are denied minimum wage, maternity leave, health care, the right to unionize, and protection from harassment and discrimination-all within the bounds of the law. If current trends continue, their fate will be the future of all American workers."--Provided by publisher.

Combatting discrimination against women in the gamer community

2017
Explores discrimination against women in the gamer community and how to combat it.

Slut!

growing up female with a bad reputation
2000
This collection of oral histories of girls and women examines how they overcame their sexual labels and adds a cogent analysis of the underlying problem of sexual stereotyping.

Working women

This collection of articles pro and con on working women examines whether women experience discrimination at work, how motherhood affects working women, whether the Lean In movement helps working women, and how workplace harassment affects working women.

The good girls revolt

how the women of Newsweek sued their bosses and changed the workplace
Examines the women's revolt of the 1960s at Newsweek magazine and its impact on the feminist movement.

Discrimination

A collection of essays that explore the history of civil rights in public education.

Together and equal

fostering cooperative play and promoting gender equity in early childhood programs
1997

Sexual harassment on the job

1995
A guide for dealing with sexual harassment including how to confront a harasser, how to file a formal complaint, and how to take legal action.

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