Calling All Women: From Glass Slipper to Glass Ceiling - Softcover

Carballo-Perelman M.D., Cristina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996741208 ISBN 13: 9780996741200

Publisher: Cristina Perelman, 2015

Synopsis

The author challenges today's woman to become empowered in this compelling and dynamic book. Why have women not achieved equality in socio-economic, educational opportunities, voting and health? Why do men still outnumber women in positions of power? How can we change these perceptions and realities forever and create a new world for future generations? In Part 1, Dr. Carballo-Perelman examines the history of women's "unempowerment" through a series of essays that cover such hot topics as equality of the sexes; the progress seen by women in underdeveloped nations as well as those in medicine and in corporations; how world religions have affected the treatment of women; and the reasons men still dominate the world. In Part 2, Carballo-Perelman relates the "original fairytale nightmare"- an allegory for the status of women, both historically and through the ages to the present day, delineating the story's similarities to today's headline news. In Part 3, she retells classic fairytales from the point of view of an empowered woman, following up with real-life examples of fairy tale heroines. Each heroine embodies one of Carballo-Perelman's eleven attributes of empowered women: confidence, teamwork, respect, compassion, humility, calmness, acknowledgement of others, honesty, courage, success and enjoyment. Then, in Part 4, the author shares her version of the ideal future, told as a modern fairytale. Through it all, she will give you the practical tips, encouragement and motivation to move upward as an empowered woman.

About this title

About the Author:

Cristina Carballo- Perelman, M.D., has been a neonatologist for almost 30 years. She and her female colleagues have experienced first-hand many of the misperceptions concerning the capability of women in the workplace. She has seen how society as a whole continues to devalue women both in their careers and at home by placing greater value in beauty over brains. She has also experienced the opposite at home, where her marriage to another physician, is rooted in respect and equality Her passion to write this book derives from wanting to help the next generation of women, in the throes of popular culture, find a better way. Her aim is to empower women, not make them into "little men". By doing so, she hopes to accelerate the overall equality of the sexes in all areas of life. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband, two dogs and a cat. Her daughter has graduating from college, aiming towards a degree in healthcare.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cristina Perelman
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0996741208
• ISBN 13: 9780996741200
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 220