Contributor
Naidoo, K. (Kogilam), 1956-
Imprint:Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009.
Descriptionxvii, 245 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:PART ONE: STRUGGLES IN THE WORKPLACE. 1. Experiences of a Black South African woman / Thenjiwe Magwaza ; 2. Single motherhood in America: my struggle / Heidi Kaminski ; 3. Redefining the meaning of work / Millicent Daweti ; 4. Moving and mixing: stories of migrant women in New Zealand / Maureen Lewis -- PART TWO: EXPLOITATION IN THE WORKPLACE. 5. Homeless women and the choices they make / Kay Sexton ; 6. Pencilled in at the margins: dealing with bullies at work / Shelda Debowski ; 7. Gender equity in a post-apartheid South Africa / Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers ; 8. In search of a title / Lynne Hunt -- PART THREE: HEALTH AND WELLNESS. 9. Our lives with Mother and Alzheimer's illness / Arlene Fester ; 10. 'Openly positive': Living and working with HIV/AIDS / Nokujabula Myeza and Dennis Francis ; 11. Children left behind: Voices (Ukhuhebeza) of HIV+ mothers / Nirmala Gopal and Reshma Sookrajh -- PART FOUR: HAVING FAITH: RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS. 12. Cultural identities of South African Hindu women / Sheila Chirkut ; 13. Spiritual strength in overcoming adversity / Anniekie Ravhudzulo ; 14. Finding work in the New Democracy / Arlene Fester -- PART FIVE: FINDING SPACES: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT. 15. Living and working in Calcutta: Jane's story / Robyn Andrews ; 16. Surviving with a disability in New York City / Diane Saarinen ; 17. Gendered spaces: men in women's places / Vivian Besem Ojong ; 18. Poverty, empowerment and grass-roots democracy: defining participatory approaches / Sita Venkateswar -- PART SIX: CONCLUSION. 19. Locating women's struggle in a cultural context / Fay Patel -- About the editors and contributors.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
