Women, work, and the Web : how the Web creates entrepreneurial opportunities /

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 for women to earn money using technology.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Smallwood, Carol, 1939- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Fostering change. Blogging to Create Change / Amanda Peach ; Creating Opportunities for Women on the Web: A Mother's Quest / Denise Powell ; Girl's Human Rights and Virtual Empowerment: Celebrating the First International Day of the Girl with a Virtual Summit / Emily Bent ; Establishing Onllne Business Identities: How Female Small Business Owners Use Social Media to Market Their Business / Kara Poe Alexander ; Find a Hub / Kamina Holmes ; Keeping My Place at the Table: Growing with a Business / Liz Webler Rowell ; KHORAI: Promoting Reproductive and Maternal Mental Health through an Innovative Web Presence / Marie Hansen Tasha Muresan, and AurĂ©lie Athan ; Leveraging the Power of the Web for Work: Female Veterans̀• Online Efforts to Combat Unemployment / D. Alexis Hart and Mariana Grohowski ; Tips for Starting Your Own Dream Business on eBay and Etsy in Thirty Days or Less / Kathleen Clauson
  • Part II. Running a Business. Plus-Size Fashion Blogging for a "Size" of Our Own / Jill Andrew and Aisha Fairclough ; Leveraging the Linky Party: Knowledge Sharing in the Blogosphere / Jennifer Russum ; Looking at the Technology Trends of Life Coaches: Finding and Using Successful Online Businss-Building Tools / Melissa Cornwell ; Social, Digital, and Business Entrepreneurship: From Online Community to Business Opportunity / Jennifer Sintime ; Vodcasting for Profit / Amanda Peach ; Women in Work Boots: A Website Profiling Women in the Trades / Jennifer Sintime
  • Part III. Educational Applications. Entrepreneurship Research: Using the Tools at Your Local Library / Lura Sanborn ; Editing Student Writing / Amy J. Barnickel ; Online Instructors: The New Face of Education / Judy Donovan, Julie Adkins, and Debbie Carpenter ; The Six Ps of Editorial Assistantships: How the Web Paid For My Doctoral Education / Jenny Ungbha Korn ; Teaching Online from Home / Katherine Sanger ; A Woman's Journey through the Web / Robert Simpson
  • Part IV. Personal Aspects. Getting the Most Out of a Virtual Internship / Laura Francabandera ; How the Internet Has Opened Doors for Women with Disabilities / K Royal ; Reducing the Caregiver's Burden / Darra Hofman
  • Part V. Publishing and Writing. Founding an Online Magazine Inspired by Travel Written by Women / Sarah Menkedick ; Founding and Running Sheila Bender's Writing It Real / Sheila Bender ; Founding Female Editors: Your Voice, Your Vision, and How to Make It a Reality / Nicole M. Bouchard ; Self-Publishing in a Male-Dominated Publishing World / Leanne Olson.