01959nam 2200481 450 99104804189033210-309-47183-40-309-47181-8(CKB)4100000005600743(MiAaPQ)EBC5477689(EXLCZ)99410000000560074320180915d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAdaptability of the US engineering and technical workforce proceedings of a conference /Kenan Patrick Jarboe and Steve Olson, rapporteurs ; Steering Committee on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change, National Academy of EngineeringWashington, DC :the National Academies Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (x, 93 pages) illustrations0-309-47180-X Technical educationUnited StatesCongressesLabor supplyEffect of technological innovations onUnited StatesCongressesIndustrial techniciansTraining ofUnited StatesCongressesEngineersTraining ofUnited StatesCongressesElectronic books.Technical educationLabor supplyEffect of technological innovations onIndustrial techniciansTraining ofEngineersTraining of338.97306Jarboe Kenan PatrickOlsen StevenSteering Committee on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change,National Academy of Engineering,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910480418903321Adaptability of the US engineering and technical workforce2260039UNINA03112nam 2200673Ia 450 991045312310332120200520144314.00-8032-4683-81-283-94908-3(CKB)2550000000996556(EBL)1110056(OCoLC)824353874(SSID)ssj0000804529(PQKBManifestationID)11524303(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000804529(PQKBWorkID)10814531(PQKB)11200001(MiAaPQ)EBC1110056(OCoLC)833591850(MdBmJHUP)muse24603(Au-PeEL)EBL1110056(CaPaEBR)ebr10644778(CaONFJC)MIL426158(EXLCZ)99255000000099655620121023d2013 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrChampion of choice[electronic resource] the life and legacy of women's advocate Nafis Sadik /Cathleen MillerLincoln University of Nebraska Press[2013]1 online resource (535 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8032-1104-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Introduction ""; ""1 Birth""; ""2 Welcoming the Girls""; ""3 Azhar""; ""4 Karachi""; ""5 The Wedding""; ""6 Doctor's Orders""; ""7 Mothers""; ""8 Family Planning""; ""9 The un""; ""10 The Director""; ""11 The Vatican""; ""12 Cairo""; ""13 Beijing""; ""14 Back Home""; ""15 On The Ground""; ""16 Onward""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes and Sources""; ""Index""Not many women can claim to have changed history, but Nafis Sadik set that goal in her youth, and change the world she did. Champion of Choice tells the remarkable story of how Sadik, born into a prominent Indian family in 1929, came to be the world's foremost advocate for women's health and reproductive rights, the first female director of a United Nations agency, and "one of the most powerful women in the world" (London Times). An obstetrician, wife, mother, and devout Muslim, Sadik has been a courageous and tireless advocate for women, insisting on discussing the difficult issues that impactWomen social reformersPakistanBiographyWomen physiciansPakistanBiographyFamily planningDeveloping countriesReproductive rightsDeveloping countriesWomen's health servicesDeveloping countriesElectronic books.Women social reformersWomen physiciansFamily planningReproductive rightsWomen's health services305.42092BMiller Cathleen933665MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453123103321Champion of choice2101985UNINA