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Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why Women's Lives Aren't Getting Any Easier--And How We Can Make Real Progress For Ourselves and Our Daughters
Though much has changed for women since then, more has remained the same. On a January night in 2008, Maloney and her daughter attended a Hillary Clinton rally in New Hampshire. Some men in the audience held "Iron My Shirt" posters aloft. This small incident provoked outrage, but it provided an important peephole onto larger problems that women face today. In her groundbreaking book, Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated, Congresswoman Maloney shatters the myths about how far we've come, highlighting how women’s issues permeate every realm of society, and how political change has provided only a fraction of a solution. The former cochair of the Women’s Caucus, Maloney has access to a wealth of cutting-edge research that helps her illuminate how far behind we still fall on gender equality in issues from health care to educational opportunities, from poverty to reproductive freedom. It’s a fact that women are working harder than ever, but they're still only paid three-quarters the salary of their male counterparts. She weaves this vital information with gripping stories of real women, making clear that she’s not taking some abstract political position. She’s talking about real people, real lives. Maloney also points the way forward, sharing inspiring tales of female activists who have managed to make a difference and presenting readers with "take action" guides that show all women practical ways they can help bring about change in their lives and the lives of others. .
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Worried Sick? The Exaggerated Fear of Physical Illness
We live in worrisome times. Perhaps chief among these worries is a concern about health. Newly discovered diseases, ranging from Legionnaires' disease and Lyme disease all the way to AIDS, are reported regularly in the press. At the same time, expensive new technological devices, such as the CAT scan or the PET scan, are trumpeted urgently as ways of diagnosing and warding off otherwise hidden but possibly fatal conditions. New medical treatments, and alternative medical treatments, are advertised on television. It is no wonder that people focus on their health. And in the face of a prolonged or obscure illness, everyone becomes a health worrier. Nevertheless, some people worry all the time. Experiencing any kind of physical symptom, they imagine the worst possible illness. And they tend to express emotional distress by developing physical symptoms. These men and women are suffering from health anxiety. Their fears are unrealistic, but not entirely irrational. They are an outgrowth of certain common childhood experiences. Taken together, they reflect a set of mistaken ideas: about the nature of physical illness. about diet and sleep and bodily functions. about doctors and the way they think. about drugs and their side-effects. about physical examinations and laboratory tests. and about dying and death itself. Health anxiety is a distressing and debilitating condition and untreated continues on for years, worsening again every time the affected person becomes slightly ill. An innovative program of treatment begun in 1996 by the Anxiety and Phobia Center of White Plains Hospital has been tested overtime and found to relieve this otherwise chronic condition. This book and its companion, Worried Sick? The Workbook, explain the principles of the cognitive-behavioral treatment of health anxiety and give detailed direction on how to implement such a program. In addition, specific information is given correcting the various misconceptions of the health worrier. Experience has shown that health worriers willing to follow the explicit instructions in these books will experience considerable and long-lasting relief of their health anxiety..
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News of their demise greatly exaggerated. (biotechnology firms) (Industry Overview): An article from: San Diego Business Journal
This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on July 12, 1993. The length of the article is 743 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: News of their demise greatly exaggerated. (biotechnology firms) (Industry Overview) Author: Bradley J. Fikes Publication:San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal) Date: July 12, 1993 Publisher: CBJ, L.P. Volume: v14 Issue: n28 Page: p1(2) Article Type: Industry Overview Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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Alive and kicking: the greatly exaggerated death of nuclear deterrence: a response to Nina Tannenwald.: An article from: Ethics & International Affairs
This digital document is an article from Ethics & International Affairs, published by Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs on April 1, 2001. The length of the article is 3539 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Alive and kicking: the greatly exaggerated death of nuclear deterrence: a response to Nina Tannenwald. Author: J. Peter Scoblic Publication:Ethics & International Affairs (Refereed) Date: April 1, 2001 Publisher: Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Page: 71(8) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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Exaggerated Gender Signals
In this, her first book, Gabriela Anaya Valdepena introduces a voice remarkable for its range, courage, andintensity She travels freely through self and others,history and memory, love and heritage, God and dog,uniting worlds without and within into a singlelandscape, strange, and familiar, as a dream. (from theback cover).
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Hidden power: the reports of Japan's economic death are widely exaggerated. the country possesses huge wealth and technological savvy. American CEOs ignore ... An article from: Chief Executive (U.S.)
This digital document is an article from Chief Executive (U.S.), published by Chief Executive Publishing on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 3426 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Hidden power: the reports of Japan's economic death are widely exaggerated. the country possesses huge wealth and technological savvy. American CEOs ignore the opportunity at their peril. (Regional Report: Japan). Author: William J. Holstein Publication:Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal) Date: March 1, 2003 Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing Page: 40(7) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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