
Description
A Different Energy stands as a testament to the enduring wisdom and strength of Caribbean women. It sounds a call for a more diverse, inclusive and equitable development of one of the world's most male-dominated domains: the oil and gas industry.
Over the last decade, as global energy has become hyper-focused on the Southern Caribbean, the role and opinions of local women have too often been overlooked. In this compelling, first-of-its-kind book, award-winning lawyer-turned-writer Celeste Mohammed remedies that omission.
In powerful, eye-opening portraits of eight Trini, Surinamese and Guyanese women who are employed in the Caribbean oil and gas industry, Mohammed uses a range of styles to keep the gender conversation refreshingly candid, often humorous, and always thought-provoking.
With a voice both earnest and confiding, intellectual and intimate, this book's commentary and analysis extract from the women's stories lessons for any woman seeking to defy odds, shatter stereotypes, and forge paths in a business culture which underestimates her.
Product Details
Publisher | Words Matter Communications Limited |
Publish Date | December 31, 2023 |
Pages | 208 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9789768291943 |
Dimensions | 10.0 X 7.0 X 0.7 inches | 1.6 pounds |
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Reviews
"Sobering and illuminating. A must-read for anyone wondering where the women are
in oil and where they could be. "
- Myriam J.A. Chancy, author of Harvesting Haiti: Reflections on Unnatural Disasters
"A brilliant and necessary book that deftly crisscrosses between academia, essay, storytelling and journalism."
- Ira Mathur
2023 Winner of the Bocas Prize for Literature (Non-Fiction)
"This book should be required reading in women's studies classes."
- Cindy House, author of Mother Noise: A Memoir
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