Working Women: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Survival

Working Women highlights the challenges and barriers that women face across cultures and brings a message of hope to those who continue their struggle in the silent spaces at work-both inside and outside their homes. The editors share accounts of women's struggles-disability, divorce, abuse, family dysfunction and violence, racism, religious commitments, barriers of caste and class to name a few. How women overcome these barriers are experiences and stories only women (and a few men) know, appreciate and understand. The editors raise issues of defining women's work, work spaces and of the need to balance work with other roles as mothers, daughters and wives.

The hope and positive energy derived from these stories brings to bear on our own realities-that there are many women less fortunate than we are. The book concludes by pulling together the threads that spin webs around the freedom of women around the globe and keeps them entwined in endless knots, only because the richness and the significance of their cultural knowledge, identities and perspectives remain unrecognized at the workplace.

Working Women highlights the challenges and barriers that women face across cultures and brings a message of hope to those who continue their struggle in the silent spaces at work-both inside and outside their homes. The editors share accounts of women's struggles around the world: disability, divorce, abuse, family dysfunction and violence, racism, and class to name a few. The editors raise issues of defining women's work, work spaces and of the need to balance work with other roles as mothers, daughters and wives. Chapters look at women's experiences in the workplace in South Africa, the United States, New Zealand, and India.

Working Women: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Survival contains narratives pertaining to the challenges, struggles and success stories of women in the workplace who come from diverse cultures and social backgrounds. The essays discuss the struggles of women who were marginalized but who fought for recognition, dignity, and respect in their workplaces and personal lives. The narratives cross cultural boundaries presenting multiple dimensions of the struggle and success of women from different walks of life.