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Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries face several common challenges in improving the quality of lives of women, and the coronavirus disease pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities. The CAREC Gender Strategy 2030 complements national plans for gender mainstreaming. It provides a regional approach for pursuing gender equality, women's empowerment, harnessed potential, and strengthened capacity for equal access of women...
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Fabulous. Ferocious. Fragile. Fresh. Female. Generation F is all of these things and more. It is anything and everything we want it to be. That freedom, that unlimited potential, is what Girls Write Now stands for and offers to its participants. These girls have the world at their fingertips, and they dig in, examining their own lives, the state of their neighborhoods, and everything going on today while marching unafraid into the future and all it...
63) In Her Footsteps
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Discover the lives and locations of trailblazing women who changed the course of history as you journey to the heart of women's activism, history and creativity through the ages.
From the temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt and Empress Dowager Cixi's summer palace in Beijing, to the homes and meeting sites of suffragette heroes Sylvia Pankhurst and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the creative workrooms of Frida Kahlo and Virginia Woolf, and the tennis courts...
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Each of us has experienced something that left us broken and in pain. We need to recognize we are not alone-there are others who have been where we are, and God understands how we feel. We live in a broken world, but Jesus came to make us whole. In this study readers will learn how to recognize in their hearts they are children of God and made free, how to break free of the cycle of pain and not pass on the same legacy of sin and pain, how to forgive...
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Jewish Women's History from Antiquity to the Present is broad in geographical scope exploring Jewish women's lives in what is now Eastern and Western Europe, Britain, Israel, Turkey, North Africa, and North America. Editors Federica Francesconi and Rebecca Lynn Winer focus the volume on reconstructing the experiences of ordinary women and situating those of the extraordinary and famous within the gender systems of their times and places.
The twenty-one...
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"The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV)
Are our emotions an enemy to be defeated, or a gift to be enjoyed?
Every one of us has been there-torn between conflicting emotions, crushed by grief, or totally overcome with joy. One moment we can be completely happy and the next we can be confused and...
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The Long Devotion is a collection of poems, essays, and writing prompts that celebrates motherhood and creates a space, as poet Molly Spencer has written, to "tell an unlovely truth about family life and not have to take it back."
The poets in this book represent and describe a wide range of experiences. They write about encountering the world anew through their children; intersections of parenting and race; single parenting; adoptive, foster,...
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Quick Answers for a Healthy Start
A healthy pregnancy starts with a well-balanced diet, but there's much more to know. For example: True or False?
* You need to eat an extra 500 calories a day when pregnant.
* Iron needs triple during pregnancy.
* A high-fiber diet is important during pregnancy.
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* False. Pregnant women require 300 extra calories a day and nursing women need an extra 500 calories a day. You'll find more on calories and...
70) Grandmothers and Grandmothering: Creative and Critical Contemplations in Honour of our Women Elders
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Today, more and more grandmothers around the world are taking on varied responsibilities and many roles, sometimes concurrently. Consequently, grandmothers continue to play, as in the past, an influential role not only in the lives of their grandchildren, but also in our communities and in society more broadly. Grandmothers and Grandmothering: Creative and Critical Contemplations in Honour of our Women Elders, as the title suggests, seeks to pay homage...
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This Bible study guide leads women through the spiritual practice of Community. It includes 4 separate Bible studies on this topic, and each study includes the following:
• Meditation on selected scripture focusing on a facet of the practice
• Sidebars that feature quotes, insights, or challenges
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• Prayer
• Exercise for the week
• Takeaway Treasure
• Leader's GuideThis Bible study is standalone...
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'And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.' 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV) Can grace be a reality in my life? In a world that often stresses perfection, God's grace gives us the strength to face our imperfections and faults. God's provision is far greater than our lack. Through this study, you will uncover the many facets of God's grace, and discover...
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“Mothers, Community, and Friendship” is an anthology that explores the complexities of mothering/motherhood, communities, and friendship from across interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives. The chapters in this text not only examine how communities and friendship shape and influence the various spectrums of motherhood, but also analyze how communities and friendship are necessary for mothers. Through personal, reflective, critical...
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This Bible study guide leads women through the spiritual practice of Celebration. It includes 4 separate Bible studies on this topic, and each study includes the following:
• Meditation on selected scripture focusing on a facet of the practice
• Sidebars that feature quotes, insights, or challenges
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• Leader's GuideThis Bible study is standalone...
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Grace is one of the best gifts you'll ever give . . . or receive. This collection of endearing stories and uplifting quotes reminds us that the generosity of God's wonderful grace is all the motivation we need to become great-hearted givers ourselves. A trend-setting color pallet and contemporary design form the background for this unique collection of inspiration, advice, and humor from best-selling Women of Faith speakers and writers. Based on the...
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Women's prose writing has exploded on the literary scene in Ukraine just prior to and following Ukrainian independence in 1991. Over the past two decades, scores of fascinating new women authors have emerged. These authors write in a wide variety of styles and genres including short stories, novels, essays, and new journalism. In the collection, you will find: realism, magical realism, surrealism, the fantastic, deeply intellectual writing, newly...
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This book is the result of what happened when Liz Byrski asked 20 women from widely different backgrounds, races, beliefs and identities to take up the challenge of writing about rage.
The honesty, passion, courage and humour of their very personal stories is engergising and inspiring. If you have ever felt the full force of anger and wondered at its power, then this book is for you.
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Imagine trying to stay balanced on top of a ball. How long could you last? A few seconds? A few minutes? Perhaps longer? This study will look at themes from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 and the idea that there really is a season for everything. A lot of women want more balance in their life, but balance is hard to maintain. Instead of trying to stay perfectly balanced all the time (an impossible act!), the Bible challenges us to pay attention to the season...
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