Women's rights /

Other Authors: Hawker, Louise
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010.
Series:Global viewpoints.
Subjects:
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300 |a 216 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
490 1 |a Global viewpoints. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 1 |a Women's legal rights. South African women advocate training for women in politics / Stephanie Nieuwoudt -- Bolivia provides technology to support female indigenous leaders / International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) -- Mexico keeps indigenous women out of the political realm / Diego Cevallos -- Costa Rican women's organizations collaborate to fight the trade agreement / Margaret Thompson and María Suárez -- Europe's sex workers sign a declaration of rights / European Conference on Sex Work, Human Rights, Labour and Migration -- Burma's military regime detains political activist women / Marwaan Macan-Markar. Women's reproductive rights. Indonesia defines reproductive rights within Islamic law / Dewanti Lakhsmi Sari -- Denmark promotes equity in sexual and reproductive health and rights / Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- Peru's conservative political leaders impede progress on reproductive rights / Anna Britt-Coe -- Iran's Islamic Republic is credited for success in reducing overpopulation / Alvaro Serrano -- China's cultural traditions impact working women's reproductive equality / Asia Monitor Resource Centre. Women's social rights. Germany responds to an Afghan girl's murder in the name of honor / Barbara Hans -- Kuwait's culture both frees and limits women's options / Haya Al-Mughni -- A new Afghan law reverses progress on rights for women / Golnaz Esfandiari -- Israel sees a revival of women's prayer books / Sybil Sheridan -- Saudi Arabian women hope for greater religious tolerance / Basma Al-Mutlaq. Women's economic rights. India sees an influx of women in engineering careers / Pragya Singh -- Cameroon's female farmers unite in grassroots activism / Susan Diduk -- In the post-socialist tradition in Russia, women entered employment more readily, but into lower-payign jobs / Theodore P. Gerber and Olga Mayorova -- South Africa offers women programs for economic empowerment / Elizabeth Thabethe -- Thai women are increasingly affected by the economic downturn / Lynette Lee Corporal. 
650 1 |a Women's rights 
650 1 |a Women  |x Social conditions 
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