What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape, any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. Almost Astronauts is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age.
As Victims, Also Survivors: A Report on Documented Findings on the Status of Women IDPs' Human Rights in Aceh :...
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In The Authority Gap, journalist Mary Ann Sieghart examines the wide-ranging implications of this critical gender bias. She explores its intersections with race and class biases and the measures we can take to bridge the gap.
本书阐述了在澳大利亚法律职业中女性执业的经验和体会。通过对 100多名法律职业中妇女的访谈,考察了妇女与公共领域之间的关系 ...
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Sexism and the Law: A Study of Male Beliefs and Legal Bias in Britain and the United States
本书作者在做细致调查和深入访谈的基础上,讲述了界定民权法案第七章范围和影响的十个判例.这些原告及其律师参与确立的先例让女性得以寻求曾经仅对男性开放的工作职位 ...
Women and the Law
Equal Employment Opportunity and the Managerial Woman in Japan
Written for students, academics, legislators and policymakers engaged in international women's rights law, gender equality, government accountability and feminist legal theory, this book has tremendous transformative potential to drive ...