Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Women, Work, and the Web: How the Web Creates Entrepreneurial Opportunities

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 Change •Running a Business •Educational Applications •Personal Aspects •Publishing 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. Review 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 ...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 A great resource for women with an established business or just starting out.--Linda A. Wade, unit coordinator of digitization, Western Illinois University An excellent addition to the field.--Karla J. Strand, Gender & Women's Studies Librarian, University of Wisconsin 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 Inspiration from creative people extending their niche through the web.--B. Lynn Goodwin, managing editor, Writer Advice, www.writeradvice.com 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 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 About the Author Carol Smallwood has worked as a public library systems administrator and consultant, and in school, academic, and special libraries. She has authored, co-authored, edited, and co-edited several books, including Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook (2010) and Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook (2010). Her articles have appeared in numerous journals, including American Libraries. In 2019, Carol Smallwood was awarded the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who.