Working women : stories of strife, struggle and survival - Naidoo, K. (Kogilam), 1956-; Patel, Fay. (Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009)
Foreword - Harsh Suri PART I: STRUGGLES IN THE WORKPLACE: Experiences of a Black South African Woman / Thenjiwe Magwaza -- Single Motherhood in America: My Struggle / Heide Kaminski -- Redefining the Meaning of Work / Millicent Daweti -- Moving and Mixing: Stories of Migrant Women in New Zealand / Maureen Lewis PART II: EXPLOITATION IN THE WORKPLACE: Homeless Women and the Choices They Make / Kay Sexton -- Pencilled in at the Margins: Dealing with Bullies at Work / Shelda Debowski -- Gender Equity in a Post: Apartheid South Africa / Shirley Mthethwa -- Sommers In Search of a Title / Lynne Hunt PART III: HEALTH AND WELLNESS Our Lives with Mother and Alzheimer's Illness / Arlene Fester 'Openly Positive': Living and Working with HIV/AIDS -- Nokujabula Myeza and Dennis Francis Children -- Left Behind: Voices(Ukhuhebeza) of HIV+ Mothers - Nirmala Gopal and Reshma Sookrajh PART IV: HAVING FAITH: RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS Cultural Identities of South African Hindu Women - Sheila Chirkut Spiritual Strength in Overcoming Adversity - Anniekie Ravhudzulo Finding Work in the New Democracy - Arlene Fester PART V: FINDING SPACES: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: Living and Working in Calcutta: Jane's Story / Robyn Andrews Surviving with a Disability in New York City / Diane Saarinen Gendered Spaces: Men in Women's Places Vivian / Vivian Besen Ojong Poverty, Empowerment and Grass- roots Democracy: Defining Participatory Approaches / Sita Venkateswar PART VI: CONCLUSION : Locating Women's Struggles in a Cultural Context / Fay Patel
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Women -- Employment; Women -- History; Women -- Psychology