People with a clear sense of purpose achieve success by aligning their uniqueness and passion with their work. With abundant energy and a strong sense of purpose and direction, they know exactly where they are going and how to get there. In this book, you will be introduced to a unique new process for creating your own mission for life and work.
The Irish-Catholic Sisters accomplished tremendously successful work in founding charitable organizations in New York City from the Irish famine through the early twentieth century. Maureen Fitzgerald argues that their championing of the rights of the poor--especially poor women--resulted in an explosion of state-supported services and programs. Parting from Protestant belief in meager and means-tested aid, Irish Catholic nuns argued for an approach based on compassion for the poor. Fitzgerald positions the nuns' activism as resistance to Protestantism's cultural hegemony. As she shows, Roman Catholic nuns offered strong and unequivocal moral leadership in condemning those who punished the poor for their poverty and unmarried women for sexual transgression. Fitzgerald also delves into the nuns' own communities, from the class-based hierarchies within the convents to the political power they wielded within the city. That power, amplified by an alliance with the local Irish Catholic political machine, allowed the women to expand public charities in the city on an unprecedented scale.
Why Are Women Still at the Bottom? Despite the promises of the suffragists and feminists women today are still at the bottom. They are at the bottom of corporations, the bottom of family units and the bottom of society. As a group, women have less money, influence and opportunity than men and men continue to hold the bulk of power in business, politics and economics. Women continue to be subjected to violence, objectified, sexualized and sold for their bodies. What went wrong? Most people like to think that women have achieved equality and really only suffer in rare situations, inside families or in remote parts of the world. We think that advocates for women will eventually succeed in securing equality for women and that feminism is unnecessary.So why is progress so slow? What many people do not know is this: academics have been studying the sociology, politics and economics relating to women for many years. These experts know exactly why women are not advancing in their homes, in their communities and in society. They know precisely what's really holding women back. Occupy Women is a synthesis of this research, written in plain language. It provides a succinct summary of the barriers and, more importantly, an action plan consisting of 21 strategies to be used by anyone wishing to advance women, including: acknowledge our thousand-year-old hierarchychallenge male privilegeend media sexualization and stereotypingexplore our fear of strong womenhonor feminine intelligence In an intelligent and compassionate manner, Maureen Fitzgerald taps the wisdom of hundreds of authors including Anne Wilson Schaef, Riane Eisler and Marianne Williamson. This book is a manifesto for every woman, man and child. It should be read by anyone who truly wants women to reach their full potential. Maureen F. Fitzgerald, PhD, LLM, JD, BComm is a former lawyer, law professor and gender expert. She is the author of twelve books, practiced law for 20 years, has two law degrees, a business degree and a doctorate degree. She is one of Canada's most articulate and outspoken advocates for social justice and equality.
The "Fresh Air" book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby -- "The Great American Novel we all think we've read, but really haven't." Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who died believing himself a failure, it's now a revered classic and a rite of passage in the reading lives of millions. But how well do we really know The Great Gatsby? As Maureen Corrigan, Gatsby lover extraordinaire, points out, while Fitzgerald's masterpiece may be one of the most popular novels in America, many of us first read it when we were too young to fully comprehend its power. Offering a fresh perspective on what makes Gatsby great -- and utterly unusual -- So We Read On takes us into archives, high school classrooms, and even out onto the Long Island Sound to explore the novel's hidden depths, a journey whose revelations include Gatsby 's surprising debt to hard-boiled crime fiction, its rocky path to recognition as a "classic," and its profound commentaries on the national themes of race, class, and gender. With rigor, wit, and infectious enthusiasm, Corrigan inspires us to re-experience the greatness of Gatsby and cuts to the heart of why we are, as a culture, "borne back ceaselessly" into its thrall. Along the way, she spins a new and fascinating story of her own.
ARE YOU FRAZZLED AND STRESSED?Join the millions of others benefitting from this scientifically proven method for calming your thoughts and emotions while living fully in the present moment. "Mindfulness Made Easy" is a collection of best practices based on the work of experts such as Jon Kabat-Zinn, Pema Chodron, and Daniel Siegel. A great introduction to mindfulness, it includes easy tools to reduce stress and create calm including how to: calm your "monkey mind"; relax by breathing deeply; eat mindfully; meditate without sitting on a pillow; scan your body and release tension. Select one each day or practice with others, share them with your friends and family, use them in the classroom or keep them in your office desk. As Fitzgerald says, "When people pay attention to their body, their thoughts and their emotions, they wake up to a totally new way of understanding themselves and begin interacting with the world in amazingly positive ways." PRAISE FOR THIS BOOK "This is a truly wonderful set of exercises for developing mindfulness. I am very impressed with your ability to bring together so many ideas and make it accessible... the format is great: What it is. How to do it. What to notice."-Darrell Joan Tomkins, professor emeritus and artist "If you only have five minutes a day like me, buy this book, try one exercise each day, and you will not only be calmer, but more awake to all of life "- Monica Beauregard, president, Bridgepoint Human Resources, Toronto "Maureen gives us a wonderful collection of practical mindfulness techniques. Each one makes you eager to discover the next one. As a teacher of meditation, this book will be a welcome recommendation to my students."-Wendy Quan, workplace meditation instructor & organizational change manager, www.TheCalmMonkey.com "Doctors, counsellors and educators can use these powerful tools personally and professionally. Maureen has made mindfulness accessible "-Susie Lang-Gould, MA, RCC, Director of Peace Portal Counselling Centre.
Why mothers are still unhappy Mothers today feel like they are going absolutely crazy. They are exhausted, underpaid and under-appreciated. They feel like slaves to their kids, homes, husbands and careers - just like our mothers did. So what went wrong? Most people blame mothers for this state of affairs. We tell women that motherhood is blissful and it's up to them to find work-life balance. We remind them that they chose to have children and can decide if they wish to have a career or not. But how free are their choices? Did the suffragists and feminists fail mothers? This book gets to the heart of the reasons why mothers are unhappy today and what's really holding them back. It shifts the blame from mothers, to hundreds of pressures that make it extraordinarily difficult for mothers to flourish. This book is an easy-to-read summary of the extensive academic research on motherhood. It not only describes the 15 main barriers that women face but also provides 15 practical strategies, including: stop asking mothers to choose career or familynever expect mothers to be martyrs to kidsmake childcare available, affordable and acceptablequestion the 24/7 work culture and the mommy penaltyadopt a partnership model of the family Unlike other books that urge women to be super-moms, this book focuses on the whole institution of motherhood consisting of our traditional family model, our traditions and out-dated beliefs. Although motherhood may be madness, it need not be. This book provides a manifesto for anyone who wants mothers to be happy and free. Maureen F. Fitzgerald, PhD, LLM, JD, BComm is a former lawyer, law professor and gender expert. She is also a mother and the author of twelve books. She practiced law for 20 years, has two law degrees, a business degree and a doctorate degree. As one of Canada's most articulate and outspoken advocates for social justice and equality she calls herself a maven on a mission.
Why Women Still Fall off the Corporate Ladder Despite all the talk of diversity and empowerment, women are still falling off corporate ladders like never before. Although women have been graduating in equal numbers to men for almost 40 years, they remain absent in the highest levels in public and private corporations. While individual women go about seeking work-life balance, board members and executives scratch their chins wondering why things are not changing for women. What many leaders do not know Academics have been studying these issues for years and know exactly why women are not advancing and what's really holding them back. They know that woman face significant barriers and biases, they know that many expensive diversity reports are collecting dust on shelves and they can't understand why their data remains hidden. This book is a synthesis of this research, written in plain language. It not only describes the 20 main barriers that women face but also provides 20 specific strategies to be used by any organization wishing to advance women, including: don't fall for the pipeline theorystop telling women to lean innotice the absurd expectations we place on womendon't expect women to be mini-menreject outdated stereotypes Unlike other books that urge women to work harder and smarter, this book focuses on the corporate playing field consisting of the corporate model, workplace cultures and out-dated mindsets. If we really want women to succeed we must stop asking women to change and instead start tackling the very real barriers that are holding women back.
This book provides a step-by-step technique for resolving group disputes. Unlike other books, this guide teaches a restorative way to resolve group conflict. Rather than punishing "offenders" groups or teams meet together to both resolve individual differences, repair hurt feelings and rebuild trust at the same time.
Corporate conflict costs organizations millions of dollars in lost productivity, increased turnover and litigation. And it's so unnecessary. This book provides a step-by-step, proven technique for creating conversations that resolve conflict and build trusting relations: Corporate Circles. In a Corporate Circle teams come together in a confidential and candid conversation. In a matter of hours, even the most dysfunctional group is able to share their own and appreciate others' perspectives, overcome negative feelings, and move toward a more positive future. Corporate Circles enable organizations to: * transform conflict into collaboration * build trusting teams and boost morale * repair damaged work relations * enhance individual empathy and accountability * prevent future conflict
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