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Taking Stock: Women Of All Colors In Legal Education, Rachel F. Moran Dec 2003

Taking Stock: Women Of All Colors In Legal Education, Rachel F. Moran

Journal of Legal Education

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Women Of Color In Law Teaching: Shared Identities, Different Experiences, Katherine L. Vaughns Dec 2003

Women Of Color In Law Teaching: Shared Identities, Different Experiences, Katherine L. Vaughns

Journal of Legal Education

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Teaching Susan Glaspell's A Jury Of Her Peers And Trifles, Marina Angel Dec 2003

Teaching Susan Glaspell's A Jury Of Her Peers And Trifles, Marina Angel

Journal of Legal Education

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Midcourse Corrections: Women In Legal Education, Deborah L. Rhode Dec 2003

Midcourse Corrections: Women In Legal Education, Deborah L. Rhode

Journal of Legal Education

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Learning From Conflict: Reflections On Teaching About Race And Gender, Susan Sturm, Lani Guinier Dec 2003

Learning From Conflict: Reflections On Teaching About Race And Gender, Susan Sturm, Lani Guinier

Journal of Legal Education

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A Continuous Body: Ongoing Conversations About Women And Legal Education, Judith Resnik Dec 2003

A Continuous Body: Ongoing Conversations About Women And Legal Education, Judith Resnik

Journal of Legal Education

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New Directions For Women In The Legal Academy, Deborah Jones Merritt, Barbara F. Reskin Dec 2003

New Directions For Women In The Legal Academy, Deborah Jones Merritt, Barbara F. Reskin

Journal of Legal Education

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Methodology Matters, Sari Bashi, Maryana Iskander Dec 2003

Methodology Matters, Sari Bashi, Maryana Iskander

Journal of Legal Education

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Simone Schwarz-Bart : Quel Intérêt? Classer L’Inclassable, Christiane Ndiaye Dec 2003

Simone Schwarz-Bart : Quel Intérêt? Classer L’Inclassable, Christiane Ndiaye

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Critics do not agree on what constitutes the interest of the works of Schwarz- Bart. However, four major tendencies are apparent in the many critical studies of her works: some are interested in the "creole experience" her novels are said to portray, others in the "feminine experience", while others again in the "mythological" dimension and the question of what is borrowed from oral literature. These different approches interpret the works of Schwarz-Bart essentially in the perspective of "testimony" and, even though there is a consensus as to the originality of her writing, there is little analysis of the specific techniques …

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Réceptions De L’Oeuvre D’Émile Ollivier : De La Difficulté De Nommer L’Écrivain Migrant, Joubert Satyre Dec 2003

Réceptions De L’Oeuvre D’Émile Ollivier : De La Difficulté De Nommer L’Écrivain Migrant, Joubert Satyre

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Abstract: Who is a migrant writer? That’s the question asked by Québec institutions which legitimatize literature, including journalistic critics and scholars. The aim of our paper is to make an inventory of the terms employed by these institutions to name Émile Ollivier (1940-2002), an Haitian novelist who has been exiled in Québec since the mid-sixties. These terms reveal a discontent and vagueness in the attempt to link the novelist to a nationality or a country. Between appropriation and dismissal, this multiplicity symbolizes a resistance to frankly consider this writer as a Quebecer. We also refer to the "in-between" of all …

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Ua68/18/1 Perspectives, Vol. 8, No. 1, Wku Women's Studies & Support Program Dec 2003

Ua68/18/1 Perspectives, Vol. 8, No. 1, Wku Women's Studies & Support Program

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the Women's Studies & Support Program for students and alumni.

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Letter From Donna Loring To Beverly C. Daggett And Patrick Colwell, November 20, 2003., Donna M. Loring Nov 2003

Letter From Donna Loring To Beverly C. Daggett And Patrick Colwell, November 20, 2003., Donna M. Loring

Sincerely Yours, Letters From The Maine Women Writers Collection (Multi-Page Items)

Two page typed letter from Donna Loring to Beverly C. Daggett and Patrick Colwell, dated November 20, 2003, urging them to approve a "State of the Tribes Address" to a Joint Legislative Session.

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Sublime Hunger: A Consideration Of Eating Disorders Beyond Beauty, Sheila Lintott Nov 2003

Sublime Hunger: A Consideration Of Eating Disorders Beyond Beauty, Sheila Lintott

Faculty Journal Articles

n this paper, I argue that one of the most intense ways women are encouraged to enjoy sublime experiences is via attempts to control their bodies through excessive dieting. If this is so, then the societal-cultural contributions to the problem of eating disorders exceed the perpetuation of a certain beauty ideal to include the almost universal encouragement women receive to diet, coupled with the relative shortage of opportunities women are afforded to experience the sublime.

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Distributed Authorship: A Feminist Case-Study Framework For Studying Intellectual Property, Sarah Robbins Nov 2003

Distributed Authorship: A Feminist Case-Study Framework For Studying Intellectual Property, Sarah Robbins

Faculty Articles

To probe one case of free-ranging textual circulation, and to address issues associated with producers' rights to textual ownership and authorial credit, Robbins examines the Americanized versions of British writer Anna Barbauld's Lessons for children. Robin states that examining multiple specific cases of distributed authorship, and linking them to contemporary textual ownership issues, may well lead to nuanced extensions of the basic framework for understanding intellectual property that pioneers in the field have already formulated.

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Plugged In Praxis: Critical Reflections On U.S. Feminism, Internet Activism, And Solidarity With Women In Afghanistan, Loretta Kensinger Nov 2003

Plugged In Praxis: Critical Reflections On U.S. Feminism, Internet Activism, And Solidarity With Women In Afghanistan, Loretta Kensinger

Journal of International Women's Studies

Cyber-space presents many contradictions to those seeking to use it for activist ends in a transnational world. This paper explores some of these contradictions by examining various uses of the internet in efforts to raise awareness about the situation for women in Afghanistan during the period the Taliban came to power and controlled a majority of the country. I explore differences in approaches, images, and tone within examples of internet activism, emphasizing the Web work of the Feminist Majority Foundation, set in comparison with that of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. Due to the prominence of the …

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Housing Delivery In Nthutukoville, South Africa: Successes And Problems For Women, Catherine Ndinda Nov 2003

Housing Delivery In Nthutukoville, South Africa: Successes And Problems For Women, Catherine Ndinda

Journal of International Women's Studies

This paper examines the notion of empowerment and what it entails in housing development. Through a critical analysis if the different phases in one particular housing project analyzed by the author, the paper highlights the areas of empowerment and emphasizes that it is a process, which in the case of Nthutukoville in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa began with securing land tenure. Access to resources and acquisition of skills are important. Both external and internal factors may be responsible for women’s inability to take charge of their lives. External factors include political violence, unsupportive local authorities, and a hostile environment as well …

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Technology, Commentary And The Admonitions For Women, Sherin Wing Nov 2003

Technology, Commentary And The Admonitions For Women, Sherin Wing

Journal of International Women's Studies

The following is an analysis of the Admonitions for Women (Nu Jie) by the Later Han Dynasty scholar, Ban Zhao. It examines the historical context for its composition, applying not only one literary template, that of the instructional text, the technological treatise, but also Confucian Commentary. Through this process, the Admonitions emerges as a sophisticated philosophical tract that combines not only several literary traditions, but applies them to a new, unique audience: elite women. In so doing, Ban Zhao challenges assumptions of women’s roles, expectations of women, and enlightens her readers as to what might be really happening …

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Keys To Women’S Liberation In Communist China: An Historical Overview, Jinghao Zhou Nov 2003

Keys To Women’S Liberation In Communist China: An Historical Overview, Jinghao Zhou

Journal of International Women's Studies

Has the Communist Party of China (CPC) fully liberated Chinese women? Is the leadership of the CPC the key to Chinese women’s liberation in the twenty-first century? The CPC has tried to convince the Chinese people and international society to believe that the answer is positive. Having examined the status of Chinese women from an historical perspective, the author has reached the conclusion that women’s problems in present-day China are not only serious but also structural. It is impossible for Chinese women to fully enjoy women’s rights within the current communist system. The future of women’s liberation largely depends on …

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Psychological Factors Influencing Perceived Entrepreneurial Success Among Nigerian Women In Small-Scale Businesses, Benjamin Osayawe Ehigie, Ugonma Eme Umoren Nov 2003

Psychological Factors Influencing Perceived Entrepreneurial Success Among Nigerian Women In Small-Scale Businesses, Benjamin Osayawe Ehigie, Ugonma Eme Umoren

Journal of International Women's Studies

This paper considered self-concept, perceived managerial competence, work stress and business commitment as important psychological variables for perceived entrepreneurial success among female entrepreneurs. A study was conducted to examine these factors, using 213 female entrepreneurs. The results showed that although all the predictor variables jointly accounted for perceived entrepreneurial success only business commitment contributed significantly. But in the independent prediction of the variables, only self-concept and business commitment were significant. Additionally, number of children significantly influenced perceived success with females having 5 children and more, and those having 1-2 children reporting better success than those without children or having 3-4 …

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In Search Of Equality: Marriage Related Laws For Muslim Women In Bangladesh, Kamrul Hossain Nov 2003

In Search Of Equality: Marriage Related Laws For Muslim Women In Bangladesh, Kamrul Hossain

Journal of International Women's Studies

The problem of inequality for women in Bangladesh is more social than legal. As regards to the law, except for personal matters, inequalities in the provisions of law are hardly found. Personal matters, however, are regulated by religious laws or customs. In the legal system of Bangladesh though these laws or customs are incorporated separately under the head of Personal Law, these are not, however, as a whole derived from religious laws or customs. Some changes through introducing enactments or promulgating ordinances were made in their application. Still, these have been insufficient to establish equality between women and men. This …

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Women Learners In The Classroom: Exploring The Experience Of Voice, Listening, And Silence, Anita Sinner Nov 2003

Women Learners In The Classroom: Exploring The Experience Of Voice, Listening, And Silence, Anita Sinner

Journal of International Women's Studies

The question of voice is central to a feminist perspective. The dichotomies of voice and silence have long held positions of power and marginalization in the context of the classroom community. In a recent investigation into the learning experiences of three women, Giustina, Tina and Christina, the theme of voice, listening, and silence surfaced as participants reflected on their participation in college and university courses in Canada. These case studies offer a forum to discuss the classroom experiences of women and perhaps shift perspectives on the meaning of voice, listening, and silence in learning.

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Reflections On New Partnerships Between Women And Local Self-Government In India: A Rural Revolution?, Santosh Nandal Nov 2003

Reflections On New Partnerships Between Women And Local Self-Government In India: A Rural Revolution?, Santosh Nandal

Journal of International Women's Studies

This essay reflects on strategies for women’s empowerment in light of the enactment of the 73rd constitutional amendment, Panchayati Raj, in the Indian Constitution, in 1992. It begins with the assumption that women’s empowerment implies progressive elimination of gender disparities at the grassroots level. As such, a perspective on women’s empowerment differs from ideas about women’s development in some important ways. Women’s development is primarily a socio-economic concept while women’s empowerment is essentially a political project. It is argued here that women’s empowerment is indeed a precursor to women’s development. The author offers suggestions for increasing women’s effectiveness in …

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Book Review: What Is Sexual Harassment?: From Capitol Hill To The Sorbonne, Kirsten Dellinger Nov 2003

Book Review: What Is Sexual Harassment?: From Capitol Hill To The Sorbonne, Kirsten Dellinger

Journal of International Women's Studies

Review of What is Sexual Harassment?: From Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne by Abigail C. Saguy

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Book Review: Ex-Lovers And More Important Losses, Jeffrey C. Alfier Nov 2003

Book Review: Ex-Lovers And More Important Losses, Jeffrey C. Alfier

Journal of International Women's Studies

Review of Ex-Lovers and More Important Losses by Lisa Haynes

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Race, Culture, And Strategies For Success Of Female Public School Administrators, Marie Byrd-Blake Oct 2003

Race, Culture, And Strategies For Success Of Female Public School Administrators, Marie Byrd-Blake

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The purpose for conducting this study was to examine the differences among African American, Hispanic, and white female public school administrators with respect to their perceptions of successful strategies that led to career advancement. Female public school administrators continue to experience barriers to career advancement. The data revealed that Hispanic females perceived themselves as more successful in utilizing more strategies than African American and white females. Few females reported utilizing the informal mentoring technique of forming "new girl networks."

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Review Of Leadership The Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies From The First Lady Of Courage. Robin Gerber., Jean M. Haar Oct 2003

Review Of Leadership The Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies From The First Lady Of Courage. Robin Gerber., Jean M. Haar

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The book is both a biography and an analysis of Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership skills. Each chapter begins with a story about Eleanor Roosevelt's personal and professional experiences. The stories are followed by references to leadership research, examples from contemporary women leaders, and suggests for improving individual leadership skills. Each chapter ends with leadership advice entitled "Eleanor's Way."

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Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 1, No. 4-October 2003 Oct 2003

Journal Of Women In Educational Leadership, Vol. 1, No. 4-October 2003

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

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A Long History Of Scholarship, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost Oct 2003

A Long History Of Scholarship, Marilyn L. Grady, Barbara Lacost

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The Journal of Women in Educational Leadership is an early mark in the 21 st century timeline and lengthens the chronological chart of women in history. In this issue, Mertz' longitudinal study of scholarship about women is extended, and Byrd-Blake offers perceptions of African American, Hispanic and white females concerning the strategies that enhance career advancement. Rhodes provides profiles of two women community college presidents and the lessons these women offer others considering the role. White, Martin & Johnson examine gender, professional orientation, and student achievement in their study of 100 school principals.

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Gender, Professional Orientation, And Student Achievement: Elements Of School Culture, Teresa White, Barbara N. Martin, Judy A. Johnson Oct 2003

Gender, Professional Orientation, And Student Achievement: Elements Of School Culture, Teresa White, Barbara N. Martin, Judy A. Johnson

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

This study explored the relationships between professional orientation (defined as how the principal sees his or her role in the organization) and school culture, the influence of gender on professional orientation, and the relationship between school culture and the academic achievement of students. One hundred principals were surveyed. Two instruments, the Professional Orientation and the School Culture Survey were completed. The results were analyzed using linear regression statistics to determine (a) gender and professional orientation effect on the factors of school culture, and (b) if factors of school culture had an effect on student success in the elementary school. Findings …

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Women In Line Administration: A Longitudinal Study In One State, 1972-2002, Norma T. Mertz Oct 2003

Women In Line Administration: A Longitudinal Study In One State, 1972-2002, Norma T. Mertz

Journal of Women in Educational Leadership

The article presents the results of a study of the movement of women in and into line administrative positions in one state since the passage of Title IX. The movement is presented in terms of position, year and type of district.

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