Audience
General interest
In addition to its central theme, this book introduces numerous other concepts. Many ideas in this book are thought-provoking. As such, the book could prove of interest to readers with varied backgrounds.
Specific interest
- Women and men who are interested in women’s issues.
- Women’s organizations.
- Public, schools, colleges, and universities libraries.
- Corporate, governments [i.e. the civil service at the federal, state (or provincial), and municipal levels] and political [again at the federal, state (or provincial), and municipal levels] realms. They would want to determine the impact of the book on their organizations.
- With some modifications, and periodic updating, the book can be used as a textbook in colleges and universities.
Categories
The book can be related to 6 different categories:
- Women’s issues
- Women studies
- Feminism
- Leadership
- Feminism – Leadership
- Sociology
Foreign Sales
If the book does well in North America, there is little doubt in my mind that it can do just as well in Europe. In the ’90s, I visited England, France, Portugal, and Israel. While these were short vacations, I couldn’t miss the signs indicating that life is harder for women in these European countries than it is for North American women. Therefore, the new ideas in this book may find a receptive audience in Europe.
Subsidiary Rights
I admit that the possibility of generating income from subsidiary rights is far-fetched, but if the book “catches fire,” it could happen!
General Benefits
Many ideas in the book (such as the children of the kibbutz, and the complementarity of the sexes) could be developed as articles or books in their own right. I realize that I cannot copyright these ideas, but writing based on the original concepts outlined in my book would be most gratifying to me.
Final Comment
I believe that Equal Partners is an important contribution to the field of women’s issues. I stumbled upon the basic concept some 20 years ago. On and off, for some eight years, I worked on what proved to be a very challenging manuscript. Along the way, many people assisted me. Some were aware of their contribution, most were not. For their sake, and for the multitude of women with the potential to change our society, I hope this book will find a wide audience.
