Global women's issues : women in the world today, extended version / Janni Aragon, Mariel Miller, Bureau of International Information Programs, United States Department of State.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aragon, Janni, author.

Miller, Mariel, author.

Contributor:

United States. Department of State. Bureau of International Information Programs.

Open Textbook Library, distributor.

Series:

Open Textbook Library.

Open textbook library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Developing countries.

Women.

Women's rights--International cooperation.

Women's rights.

Developing countries.

Women--Social conditions.

Women--Economic conditions.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (some color).

Updated irregularly.

Distribution:

Minneapolis : Open Textbook Library.

Place of Publication:

[Victoria] : BCcampus, BC Open Textbook Project, [2012]-

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"We cannot solve global challenges unless women participate fully in efforts to find solutions. Female participation in the private sector is a crucial economic driver for societies worldwide. Economic security benefits every facet of a woman's life, with positive effects on the health, education and vitality of families. Learn about women who are changing their societies for the better. This book is based on the twelve critical areas of concern identified in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995: The burden of poverty on women, unequal access to education and training, inequalities and inadequacies in and unequal access to health care and related services, violence against women, the effects of armed or other kinds of conflict on women, including those living under foreign occupation, inequality in economic structures and policies, inequality between men and women in the sharing of power and decision-making at all levels, insufficient mechanisms at all levels to promote the advancement of women, lack of respect for and inadequate promotion and protection of the human rights of women, stereotyping of women and inequality in women's access to and participation in all communication systems, especially in the media, gender inequalities in the management of natural resources and in the safeguarding of the environment, and persistent discrimination against and violation of the rights of the girl child. This extended version of Global Women's Issues: Women in the World Today includes, for each chapter, a summary, key words, multiple choice questions, discussion questions, essay questions, and a list of additional resources."--Open Textbook Library.

Contents:

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Fourth Conference on Women

Preface: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

Overview: Interview with Ambassador Melanne Vereer

Women and Poverty

Women and Education

Women and Health

Violence Against Women

Women, Girls and Armed Conflict

Women in the Economy

Women in Power and Decisionmaking

Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women

Human Rights of Women

Women and the Media

Women and the Environment

Rights of the Girl Child

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license.

Description based on online version, extended version May 26 2017; Title from PDF (viewed on August 28, 2017)

ISBN:

9781622399253

1622399250

OCLC:

1002074663

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access