While the experiences
of women entrepreneurs in the developing world are as
diverse as the countries they inhabit, since the difficulties
facing a small
woman - owned business in Vietnam looks nothing like that
of a new venture in, say, Turkey or India, there are some common challenges.
If that book opened my eyes to the inequality
women faced, my most recent nonfiction book, A Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers in 2014, reminded me of the long and difficult struggle endured by the diverse and inspiring women who hammered down the doors of inequality in Cong
women faced, my most recent nonfiction book, A
Woman in the House (and Senate): How
Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers in 2014, reminded me of the long and difficult struggle endured by the diverse and inspiring women who hammered down the doors of inequality in Cong
Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers in 2014, reminded me
of the long and difficult struggle endured by the
diverse and inspiring
women who hammered down the doors of inequality in Cong
women who hammered down the doors
of inequality in Congress.
Indeed, the values in section 15 — the equality rights section
of the Charter — have been a factor in changing the
face of the Court where judges —
women and men
of diverse backgrounds and racial groups — not only preside but feel welcome and respected.
This interactive workshop is grounded in a consideration
of the overlapping inequalities
faced by
diverse older
women, inequalities that can create barriers to getting safe and accessing justice.