Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xxii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-278) and index. |
Contents |
The girl effect -- Emancipating twenty-first-century slaves -- Fighting slavery from Seattle -- Prohibition and prostitution -- Rescuing girls is the easy part -- Learning to speak up -- The new abolitionists -- Rule by rape -- Mukhtar's school -- The shame of "honor" -- "Study abroad"-- in the Congo -- Maternal mortality, one woman a minute -- A doctor who treats countries, not patients -- Why do women die in childbirth? -- Edna's hospital -- Family planning and the "God gulf" -- Jane Roberts and her 34 million friends -- Is Islam misogynistic? -- The Afghan insurgent -- Investing in education -- Ann and Angeline -- Microcredit : the financial revolution -- A CARE package for Goretti -- The axis of equality -- Tears over Time magazine -- Grassroots vs treetops -- Girls helping girls -- What you can do -- Four steps you can take in the next ten minutes -- Appendix. Organizations supporting women. |
Summary |
Two Pulitzer Prize winners issue a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world. They show that a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad and that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women's potential. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.5 18.0 148296. |
Subject |
Women's rights -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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Women -- Crimes against -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
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Added Author |
WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959-
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ISBN |
9780307267146 alkaline paper $27.95 |
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0307267148 alkaline paper |
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