In this text the author fills a much needed empirical study of women's reproductive health. She assesses data from 136 developing countries and challenges the prevailing bioscience and public health models by linking women's reproductive health to gender equality measures and de…
Reproductive Health and Gender Equality offers a much needed empirical study of women's reproductive health. The author challenges the prevailing bioscience and public health models by linking women's reproductive health to gender equality measures and development policies. The …
This book provides a much-needed survey of the discrimination and violence against women in developing countries, and identifies the literature and resources available about this topic.
This book provides a much-needed survey of the discrimination and violence against women in developing countries, and identifies the literature and resources available about this topic.
Details the status of women in developing countries, including an examination of the major issues confronting women in these countries, and the issues of concern to the United States.
This book provides a much-needed survey of the discrimination and violence against women in developing countries, and identifies the literature and resources available about this topic.
Pt. 1. Establishing new norms at the United Nations -- pt. 2. Realizing rights at the national and local level -- pt. 3. Achieving economic justice -- pt. 4. Educating girls and eliminating child marriage -- pt. 5. Taking on the new challenge of climate justice.
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that improvements in the status of women and girls? however worthy and important in their own right? also drive the prosperity, stability, and security of families, communities, and nations. Yet despite many indicators of progress, women a…
"A growing body of evidence demonstrates that improvements in the status of women and girls--however worthy and important in their own right--also drive the prosperity, stability, and security of families, communities, and nations. Yet despite many indicators of progress, women …
"Obligations and Omissions: Canada's Ambiguous Actions on Gender Equality offers a critical analysis of Canada's commitments to gender equality programming. The chapters in this collection document Canada's equivocal approach, and overall diminished role, in the promotion of gen…