Library Resources on Feminism and Gender, Gippsland Women's Health Service

Library Resources on Feminism and Gender

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MOVING BEYOND WORDS - AUDIO BOOK
FEM STE
STEINEM, Gloria
One of the country's most influential and innovative writers and activists, Gloria Steinem has created a dialogue with her readers and listeners that shapes the way we think about human possibilities. Now she takes listeners on a five part adventure of essays that offer more revolutionary ideas, compassionate insights, and one truly over the top fantasy.
1994

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THE GENDER TRAP - A CLOSER LOOK AT SEX ROLES
FEM ADA
ADAMS, Carol; Rae Laurikietis
What difference does your sex make to your life? What do you mean by feminine and masculine? Women say they are discriminated against: men complain about their lot too; What is it they both want? Can things be different? Read on....
127 p
1976

THE GREAT ARGUMENT: THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN
FEM BOS
BOSMAJIA, Hamida;Haig Bosmajian
This book is designed for college courses, especially those in basic rhetoric, which deal with the discourse and arguments related to contemporary issues, such as the women's rights issue. Unlike most books on the subject, this one consists of essays and other genre such as court decisions, speeches, drama, poetry, journal articles, and commission recommendations which demonstrate the many arguments presented over the centuries for and against the rights and liberation of women.
299 p
1972

CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN WOMEN 1996/97
FEM BRA
BRASCH, Nicholas - Editor
Over 2000 women helping to shape our nation are included in this book, along with 25 occupational categories represented. Includes career details, major achievements, formative influences and contact details, and fully indexed according to occupation. Ideal for business, statutory authorities, government and private sector boards and committees looking to appoint high-calibre women.
306p p
1996

DAMNED IF WE DO : CONTRADICTIONS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE storm damaged
FEM BRO
BROOM, Dorothy H.
"... analyses the conflicts experienced as feminist theory meets practice and feminism and "new public health" converge".
195 p
1991

THE EQUALITY MYTH
FEM CHA
CHATER, Kerry; Roma Gaster
A guide for women who want to make a difference in the world of business and for men who are ready to change. What is it like to be a woman in business? the equality myth exposes our business world for what it is. It explains why women have not been able to achieve equality, and why they keep on running into blockages like the glass ceiling.
229 p
1995

LEADING WOMEN
FEM COX
COX, Eva
A powerful , committed feminist takes an honest look at the attitudes and behaviour of women and provides a framework for real and sustainable change.
326 p p
1996

FACES OF CHANGE
FEM DEV
DEVESON, Anne
Based on the ABC TV series. In 1983 Anne Deveson devised and presented a series of six television documentaries on the ABC, called Faces of change. The purpose of the series was to see what was happening to women in Australia in the '80s and, by interviewing women who are challenging existing conventions and roles, reflect some of the changes which have taken place over the last ten years.
191 p
1984

WITCHES MIDWIVES AND NURSES : A HISTORY OF WOMEN HEALERS
FEM EHR
EHRENREICH, Barbara; English, Deirdre
Feminist analysis of the suppression of witches in medieval Europe and the rise of the male medical profession in 19th century America
46 p
1973

A BOOK ABOUT AUSTRALIAN
FEM FRA
FRASER, Virginia
One of these stories is part of a conversation with a woman, a stranger, in a teashop; one came out of talking about dreams; the others were taped and edited over a year, some with friends, some with strangers. They can't represent the whole experience of all women in Australia. There is not just one way of being a person. they are some indivual experiences of being a female person in this society, dominated by a culture that sees biological gender as a decisive difference between people, instead of one aspect of human possibility and individual uniqueness; in which the institutions, traditions and mythology are defined and controlled by men, out of their experience and in their interests.
141 p
1974

THE SPINIFEX BOOK OF WOMEN'S ANSWERS
FEM HAW
HAWTHORNE, Susan
Who was the first writer in the world? What was the name of the first novel ever published? What was the name of the woman God made before making Eve? Who was the first woman to make a million dollars? All were women. When the next person asks you: Where are the famous women painters/architects/composers/writers/scientists? This book will help you show exactly who many of them were.
96 p
1991

CHANGES OF HEART : REFLECTIONS ON WOMEN'S INDEPENDENCE
FEM HER
HERON, Liz
What do women want? This book suggests something of how women are living inside the reality of modern ideas; surviving the difficulty of living up to them.
241 p
1986

THE SECOND SHIFT
FEM HOC
HOCHSCHILD, Arlie
Taking us into the homes of todays two career parents, this book observes what realy goes on at the end of the "work day", discovering that its the working mother who takes on "The Second Shift".
315 p p
1989

THE CHANGING ROLE OF WOMEN : 21 YEARS OF ACCENT
FEM KON
KON, Helen (Compiled By)
Articles from 21 years of ACCENT focussing on the changing role of women.
128 p
1987

SEXUAL POLITICS
FEM MIL
MILLETT, Kate
This publication stands beside Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch as a razor edged expose of male domination and patriarchal bias in every sphere of life: education, employment, family life, religion and sex. Especially effective is her expose of sexism in literature, from D H Lawrence to Norman Mailer, which will elicit a shock of recognition from women everywhere.
393 p
1972

WOMEN AS WOMBS: reproductive technologies and the battle over women's freedom
FEM MON
RAYMOND, Janice G
Janice Raymond is a feminist, scholar and activist. This book is details how under the guise of liberatory science, the biomedical establishment is using women's bodies as the biological laboratories of the future.
254 p
1994

SISTERHOOD IS POWERFUL
FEM MOR
MORGAN, Robin
An anthology of writings from the women's liberation movement. Here is the first comprehensive collection of writings from the women's liberation movement, including articles, poems, photographs, and manifestos. This anthology captures the range of problems being considered by the new feminists, and the variety of approaches to analysis and action.
648 p
1970

SELECTED FINDINGS FROM JUGGLING TIME - HOW AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES USE TIME
FEM OFF
Office of the Status of Women
Looking after homes and families involves an enormous amount of unpaid work. This booklet, a selection of findings from the study, Juggling Time, by Michael Bittman, shows that the vast majority of unpaid work is done by women. This is independent of the amount of time women spend in paid employment.
24 p
1991

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT : A PRACTICAL GUIDE
FEM OST
OSTERGAARD, Lise (Ed.)
This book discusses the themes of gender and development in a very clear, practical manner, showing readers how to involve women more activley in development efforts. Understanding the different needs and priorities of men and women in Third World countries will enable policy-makers, planners and adminsitrators to improve the impact of their progrms and projects.
220 p p
1992

THE GOOD OLD RULE
FEM POI
POINER, Gretchen
Gender and other power relationships in a rural community. Studies of rural communities in Australia have been few in number. Moreover, these studies have been undertaken by men, who have focused on male participation in such communities and on areas of traditional interest to men; women have remained mostly invisible. The Good Old Rule, a community study in rural NSW, focuses upon the social relationships of women and men, and upon women as significant forces in the social process and as actors in their own right. Social class and rural ideology, critical factors in community relationships, nevertheless do not determine gender relationships, which interact with and cut across other social forms.
204 p
1990

A PASSION FOR FRIENDS : TOWARDS A PHILOSOPHY OF FEMALE AFFECTION
FEM RAY
RAYMOND, Janice
"...shows that friendship provides women with a culture and a common world, and she examines a cross section of women's societies in the past".
275 p
1986

NEW WOMAN NEW EARTH
FEM RUE
RUETHER, Rosemary Radford
Sexist ideologies and Human liberation. In this book, acclaimed author Rosemary radford Ruether studies the relationships between sexism, racism and capitalism and how these ideologies and structures have developed our ideas on women. But in this unusual study, she also probes the ideological images of women as created through religion, particularly in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
220 p
1975

Gender Relations
FEM SAU
Sunders & Evans

WOMEN'S REALITY : AN EMERGING FEMALE SYSTEM IN A WHITE MALE SOCIETY
FEM SCH
SCHAEF Anne Wilson
An analysis of and theory about the White Male System and the emergence of a Female System.
169 p
1985

GROWING UP FEMINIST - THE NEW GENERATION OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN
FEM SCU
SCUTT, Jocelynne A.
"...10 young women, aged 16-24, talk about their upbringing and experiences and how they evolved their own feminist doctrines in ... environments".
185 p
1985

DIFFERENT LIVES : REFLECTIONS ON THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AND VISIONS OF ITS FUTURE
FEM SCU
SCUTT, Jocelynne A.
"...traces the responses to the women's movement, the dreams, the disappointments, and the plans for the future of 22 women from different backgrounds, of varying ages, with different lifestyles and ambitions".
246 p
1987

MOVING BEYOND WORDS
FEM STE
STEINEM, Gloria
Following the worldwide success of Revolution from within, Gloria Steinem has now focused her accumulated wisdom and experience in this selection of her most powerful writing to date. As in her book outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, she combines some of her best known and most provocative work with completely new material. What if Freud were Phyllis? is the ultimate send up with footnotes. By gender reversing Sigmunds world and work and drawing on new scholarship, Steinem creates a hilarious and chilling portrait of the most haunting father figure of them all.
296 p
1994

OUTRAGEOUS ACTS AND EVERYDAY REBELLIONS: 2nd edition
FEM STE
STEINEM; Gloria
Has been accalaimed as a "witty, warm, and life-changing view of the world -'as if women mattered' ".
406 p
1995

DAMNED WHORES AND GOD'S POLICE Women's lives in Auistralia - a new edition of the classic work
FEM SUM
Anne Summers
New updated edition of 1975 book - to allow women to see what has been accomplished
The colonization of Women in Australia. For the first time a woman has set out to describe our society and write our history. The result is a devastating and totally original view of Australia. Anne Summers argues that deep in our dulture, there are two images of women, categories that persist today. From the first years of settlement, female convicts were viewed as Damned whores, imported to service the sexual needs of the males of the new society.
494 p
2002

THE END OF EQUALITY Work, Babies and Women's Choices in 21st Century Australia
FEM SUM
SUMMERS, Anne
2003

TEACHING GENDER : SEX EDUCATION AND SEXUAL STEREOTYPES
FEM SZI
SZIROM, Tricia
"...provides a conceptual framework for the discussion of the construction of gender and the places of theories of sexuality within this. Examples of young peoples attitudes and practice. An historical perspective for and current analysis of the provision of sex education,..., practical strategies for change".
154 p
1988

THE SKEPTICAL FEMINIST : DISCOVERING THE VIRGIN, MOTHER AND CRONE
FEM WAL
WALKER, Barbara G.
A feminist analysis of patriarchal interpretations of religion and its effect on women.
279 p
1988

FEMINIST FAIRY TALES
FEM WAL
WALKER, Barbara
A wonderfully witty and inspiring collection of fairy tales with a twist. The heroes are not princely males, but feisty females who take fate into their own hands. Some stories offer ironic twists to traditional tales, such as 'Ugly and the Beast', 'Three Little Pinks' and 'The Empress's New Clothes'. Playful, funny and thought provoking, Barbara Walker's tales are entertaining bedtime stories for adults and children alike. And, like all good fairy tales, they always have a moral - with a feminist perspective, of course.
244 p
1996

COUNTING FOR NOTHING
FEM WAR
WARING, Marilyn
What men value and what women are worth. Women's work fuels the economies of every country in the world. Yet no value is placed on this labour. Marilyn Waring analyses economics from a feminist perspective and explores the implications of discounting the work of half the world's population. Once again she challenges the assumptions on which power rests.
310 p
1988

FIRE WITH FIRE
FEM WOL
WOLF, Naomi
The new female power and how it will change the 21st century. It's revolutionary for women to sing the blues, but it's even more so to sing all the songs of life. Naomi Wolf's Fire with Fire has enough energy and honesty on every page to make a unique singer of the most reluctant reader. Why, asks Naomi Wolf, has feminism become a dirty word, even among women? A chasm has opened up between the feminist movement and the lives of most women. Feminist orthodoxy is out of touch with the real world.
378 p
1993