Women, Work, and the Web
How the Web Creates Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Published on 11. December 2014
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-1-4422-4426-9 (ISBN)
Description
In a tight economy women entrepreneurs are making progress in a field that has been traditionally (along with science, math, and engineering) one which women haven't been well represented-technology. Women, Work, and the Web: How the Web Creates Entrepreneurial Opportunities is by contributors from the United States and Canada sharing how the Internet has opened doors, leveled the playing field, and provided new opportunities. How the Internet has helped women with young children, caretakers of disabled family members, women with disabilities. How it has helped female veterans gain employment, put women into work boots, publish in a male dominated world, become editors, online instructors, and hold the First International Day of the Girl. The twenty-eight chapters are divided into five parts:
Fostering ChangeRunning a BusinessEducational ApplicationsPersonal AspectsPublishing and Writing.It is exciting to see how the creative contributors of different ages, backgrounds, and goals, are using the Web to further their careers and the status of other women as they progress online.
Fostering ChangeRunning a BusinessEducational ApplicationsPersonal AspectsPublishing and Writing.It is exciting to see how the creative contributors of different ages, backgrounds, and goals, are using the Web to further their careers and the status of other women as they progress online.
Reviews / Votes
This anthology compiles 28 essays that discuss how the Internet can be utilized to aid women in the workforce. Essays are organized according to five themes-'Fostering Change,' 'Running a Business,' 'Educational Applications,' 'Personal Aspects,' and 'Publishing and Writing'-and cover topics such as blogging, growing a business, teaching online classes, and working remotely. The narrative draws from the contributors' personal experiences, presenting a unique aspect on how the Internet can provide women new and empowering opportunities. Most chapters also include helpful tips and recommendations to employ for the reader's own personal success. Recommended for public and academic libraries. * Booklist * An excellent addition to the field. -- Karla J. Strand, Gender & Women's Studies Librarian, University of Wisconsin A great resource for women with an established business or just starting out. -- Linda A. Wade, unit coordinator of digitization, Western Illinois University Women, Work, and the Web gives practical advice and evokes a greater understanding of Internet culture. -- Ada Fetters, college teacher and editor, The Commonline Journal, www.commonlinejournal.com Gain insight and ideas from this book by women who teach, learn, publish, advocate, and thrive online. -- Dorothea J. Coiffe, Media Librarian, A. Philip Randolph Memorial Library, New York City ...provides solid, varied, and practical information for any woman seeking to expand her Internet knowledge base. -- Rebecca Marcum Parker, contributor, Library Services for Multicultural Patrons: Strategies to Encourage Library Use Offers teachers, entrepreneurs, mothers, and editors expert help for business and personal opportunities on the world wide web. -- Christine Redman-Waldeyer, founder/editor of Adanna, a literary journal for and about women Inspiration from creative people extending their niche through the web. -- B. Lynn Goodwin, managing editor, Writer Advice, www.writeradvice.comMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 Color Photos, 3 Tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
634 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4422-4426-9 (9781442244269)
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Carol Smallwood coedited Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching on the list of Best Books for Writers by Poets & Writers Magazine; Women Writing on Family: Tips on Writing, Teaching and Publishing (Key Publishing House, 2012); Lily's Odyssey (All Things That Matter Press, 2010). Her library experience includes school, public, academic, special, as well as administration and being a consultant. Carol has founded, supports humane societies. Bringing the Arts into the Library (2014) is her sixth book for the American Library Association; Divining the Prime Meridian is forthcoming from WordTech Editions.
Content
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I Fostering Change
1. Blogging to Create Change
Amanda Peach
2. Creating Opportunities for Women on the Web: A Mother's New Mother's Quest
Denise Powell
3. Girls' Human Rights and Virtual Empowerment: Celebrating the First International Day of the Girl with a Virtual Summit
Emily Bent
4. Establishing Online Business Identities: How Female Small Business Owners Use Social Media to Market Their Business
Kara Poe Alexander
5. Find a Hub
Kanina Holmes
6. Keeping My Place at the Table: Growing With a Business
Liz Webler Rowell
7. KHORAI: Promoting Reproductive and Maternal Mental Health Through an Innovative Web Presence
Marie Hansen, Tasha Muresan, Aurelie Athan
8. Leveraging the Power of the Web for Work: Female Veterans' Online Efforts to Combat Unemployment
D. Alexis Hart and Mariana Grohowski
9. Tips for Starting Your Own Dream Business on eBay and Etsy in 30 Days or Less
Kathleen Clauson
Part II Running a Business
10. Fashion Plus Size Blogging for a 'Size' of Our Own
?
Jill Andrew, Aisha Fairclough
11. Leveraging the Linky Party: Knowledge Sharing in the Blogosphere
Jennifer Russum
12. Looking at the Technology Trends of Life Coaches: Finding and Using Successful Online Business Building Tools
Melissa Cornwell
13. Social, Digital and Business Entrepreneurship: From Online Community to Business Opportunity
Jennifer Sintime
14. Vodcasting for Profit
Amanda Peach
15. Women in Work Boots: A Website Profiling Women in the Trades
Jennifer Sintime
Part III Educational Applications
16. Entrepreneurship Research: Using the Tools at Your Local Library
Lura Sanborn
17. Editing Student Writing
Amy J. Barnickel
18. Online Instructors: the New Face of Education
Judy Donovan, Julie Adkins, Debbie Carpenter
19. The Six Ps of Editorial Assistantships: How the Web Paid For My Doctoral
Education
Jenny Ungbha Korn
20. Teaching Online from Home
Katherine Sanger
21. A Woman's Journey Through The Web
Robert Simpson
Part IV Personal Aspects
22. Getting the Most Out of a Virtual Internship
Laura Francabandera
23. How the Internet has Opened Doors for Women with Disabilities
K Royal
24. Reducing the Caregiver's Burden
Darra Hofman
Part V Publishing and Writing
25. Founding an Online Magazine Inspired by Travel Written by Women
Sarah Menkedick
26. Founding and Running Sheila Bender's Writing It Real
Sheila Bender
27. Founding Female Editors: Your Voice, Your Vision and How to Make it a Reality
Nicole M. Bouchard
28. Self-Publishing in a Male-Dominated Publishing World
Leanne Olson
Bio List of editors, foreword writer, contributors
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I Fostering Change
1. Blogging to Create Change
Amanda Peach
2. Creating Opportunities for Women on the Web: A Mother's New Mother's Quest
Denise Powell
3. Girls' Human Rights and Virtual Empowerment: Celebrating the First International Day of the Girl with a Virtual Summit
Emily Bent
4. Establishing Online Business Identities: How Female Small Business Owners Use Social Media to Market Their Business
Kara Poe Alexander
5. Find a Hub
Kanina Holmes
6. Keeping My Place at the Table: Growing With a Business
Liz Webler Rowell
7. KHORAI: Promoting Reproductive and Maternal Mental Health Through an Innovative Web Presence
Marie Hansen, Tasha Muresan, Aurelie Athan
8. Leveraging the Power of the Web for Work: Female Veterans' Online Efforts to Combat Unemployment
D. Alexis Hart and Mariana Grohowski
9. Tips for Starting Your Own Dream Business on eBay and Etsy in 30 Days or Less
Kathleen Clauson
Part II Running a Business
10. Fashion Plus Size Blogging for a 'Size' of Our Own
?
Jill Andrew, Aisha Fairclough
11. Leveraging the Linky Party: Knowledge Sharing in the Blogosphere
Jennifer Russum
12. Looking at the Technology Trends of Life Coaches: Finding and Using Successful Online Business Building Tools
Melissa Cornwell
13. Social, Digital and Business Entrepreneurship: From Online Community to Business Opportunity
Jennifer Sintime
14. Vodcasting for Profit
Amanda Peach
15. Women in Work Boots: A Website Profiling Women in the Trades
Jennifer Sintime
Part III Educational Applications
16. Entrepreneurship Research: Using the Tools at Your Local Library
Lura Sanborn
17. Editing Student Writing
Amy J. Barnickel
18. Online Instructors: the New Face of Education
Judy Donovan, Julie Adkins, Debbie Carpenter
19. The Six Ps of Editorial Assistantships: How the Web Paid For My Doctoral
Education
Jenny Ungbha Korn
20. Teaching Online from Home
Katherine Sanger
21. A Woman's Journey Through The Web
Robert Simpson
Part IV Personal Aspects
22. Getting the Most Out of a Virtual Internship
Laura Francabandera
23. How the Internet has Opened Doors for Women with Disabilities
K Royal
24. Reducing the Caregiver's Burden
Darra Hofman
Part V Publishing and Writing
25. Founding an Online Magazine Inspired by Travel Written by Women
Sarah Menkedick
26. Founding and Running Sheila Bender's Writing It Real
Sheila Bender
27. Founding Female Editors: Your Voice, Your Vision and How to Make it a Reality
Nicole M. Bouchard
28. Self-Publishing in a Male-Dominated Publishing World
Leanne Olson
Bio List of editors, foreword writer, contributors
Index