Global Women's Issues

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aragon, Janni, author.

Miller, Mariel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Textbooks.

Social sciences.

Political science--Textbooks.

Political science.

Gender and Sexuality Studies--Textbooks.

Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] BCcampus [2012]

Language Note:

In English.

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. Copies of the original book are also available in Arabic, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Contents:

Overview: Interview with Ambassador Melanne Vereer

Chapter 1: Women and Poverty

Chapter 2: Women and Education

Chapter 3: Women and Health

Chapter 4: Violence Against Women

Chapter 5: Women, Girls and Armed Conflict

Chapter 6: Women in the Economy

Chapter 7: Women in Power and Decisionmaking

Chapter 8: Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women

Chapter 9: Human Rights of Women

Chapter 10: Women and the Media

Chapter 11: Women and the Environment

Chapter 12: Rights of the Girl Child

Conclusion

Bibliography: Additional Resources

Versioning History

Notes:

Description based on print resource