Women, work, and the Web : how the Web creates entrepreneurial opportunities / edited by Carol Smallwood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smallwood, Carol, 1939- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-employed women.

Internet and women.

Businesswomen.

Small business.

Electronic commerce.

Internet marketing.

Internet publishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Women, Work, and the Web: How the Web Creates Entrepreneurial Opportunities</span><span> 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.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Fostering Change; 1 Blogging to Create Change; 2 Creating Opportunities for Women on the Web; 3 Girls' Human Rights and Virtual Empowerment; 4 Establishing Online Business Identities; 5 Find a Hub; 6 Keeping My Place at the Table; 7 KHORAI; 8 Leveraging the Power of the Web for Work; 9 Tips for Starting Your Own Dream Business on eBay and Etsy in Thirty Days or Less; Part II: Running a Business; 10 Plus-Size Fashion Blogging for a "Size" of Our Own; 11 Leveraging the Linky Party; 12 Looking at the Technology Trends of Life Coaches

13 Social, Digital, and Business Entrepreneurship14 Vodcasting for Profit; 15 Women in Work Boots; Part III: Educational Applications; 16 Entrepreneurship Research; 17 Editing Student Writing; 18 Online Instructors; 19 The Six Ps of Editorial Assistantships; 20 Teaching Online from Home; 21 A Woman's Journey through the Web; Part IV: Personal Aspects; 22 Getting the Most Out of a Virtual Internship; 23 How the Internet Has Opened Doors for Women with Disabilities; 24 Reducing the Caregiver's Burden; Part V: Publishing and Writing

25 Founding an Online Magazine Inspired by Travel Written by Women26 Founding and Running Sheila Bender's Writing It Real; 27 Founding Female Editors; 28 Self-Publishing in a Male-Dominated Publishing World; Index; About the Editor and Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-31933-7

1-4422-4426-7

1-4422-4428-3

OCLC:

898423147