Demystifying and Dignifying Singlehood: Life Journeys of Single Women Across the Globe - Softcover

Jain, Uma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911451138 ISBN 13: 9781911451136

Publisher: NTL Institute, 2023

Synopsis

This book aims to demystify and dignify singlehood, and bridge a gap in the social narratives, by sharing the journeys of single women who live outside the dominant paradigm of marriage.

Today, there are millions of unmarried women and numerous marriages are ending in divorce, but neither the narratives of society – nor the consequences that inevitably follow – have changed. Lives of single women still become the target of undignifying curiosity, assumptions, judgements and various other uncomfortable feelings. Society cannot continue to operate on assumptions and myths; rather, it needs to know what the lives of single women are, and how they are impacted by and impact society.

Writings in this book will touch not only the lives of single women who are on a journey of creating a new path for themselves, but others – men as well as women – who are not served well by society’s dominant narratives. Hopefully, they will show new pathways on various unexplored terrains. Making these ongoing stories of single women public will also build collective awareness and will be a step towards reconstructing and reshaping the dominant narratives in society.

About this title

About the Author

Uma Jain is a fellow of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and has been a teacher of organisational behaviour at Management Institutes, a corporate Human Resources manager, an internal and external Organisation Development consultant, and an organisational leader over the last four decades. She has trained and consulted in varied areas of Organisation Development, Values and Culture Building, Leadership, Group Dynamics, and Diversity & Inclusion, widely in India and other countries, including USA, Dubai, Austria, Singapore, and Mauritius. Uma has made signi  cant contributions to the   eld of Applied Behavioural Science nationally and internationally in her various institutional roles and through her writings.

Edition details

• Publisher: NTL Institute
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1911451138
• ISBN 13: 9781911451136
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 262