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Title: Women in Developing Countries: A Reference ...
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
About this title
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.
· Supplies a chronology of significant events relevant to women in developing countries
· Presents biographies of individuals who have advanced human rights for women, and others who play key policy or political roles
· Provides a bibliography containing abstracts of selected books, handbooks, manuals, and films/DVDs that provide a wide perspective on major issues
· Includes a glossary and basic subject index
The statistics that quantify gender discrimination against women in developing countries are shocking. More than 560 million women are illiterate, twice the number of illiterate men. Less than 50 percent of pregnant women in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa have access to prenatal care, and female genital mutilation affects over 130 million women.
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