Women, Gender, and Human Rights: A Global Perspective - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813529832 ISBN 13: 9780813529837

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2001

Synopsis

The 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights expresses the credo that all human beings are created free and equal. But not until 1995 did the United Nations declare that women’s rights to be human rights, and bring gender issues into the global arena for the first time. The subordination of indigenous and minority women, ethnic cleansing, and the struggle for reproductive rights are some of the most pressing issues facing women worldwide.

Women, Gender, and Human Rights is the first collection of essays that encompass a global perspective on women and a wide range of issues, including political and domestic violence, education, literacy, and reproductive rights. Most of the articles were written expressly for this volume by internationally known experts in the fields of government, bioethics, medicine, public affairs, literature, history, anthropology, law, and psychology.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights expresses the credo that all human beings are created free and equal. But not until 1995 did the United Nations declare women's rights to be human rights, and bring gender issues into the global arena for the first time. Women, Gender, and Human Rights is the first collection of essays encompassing a wide range of women's issues, including political and domestic violence, education, literacy, and reproductive rights. Most of the essays were written expressly for this volume by internationally known experts in the fields of government, bioethics, medicine, public affairs, literature, history, anthropology, law, and psychology.

About the Author:

Recipient of the Gabriella Mistral Medal of Honor (2000) and the United Nations Leadership Award (1999), Marjorie Agosín is professor of Spanish at Wellesley College. Among her books are A Map of Hope: Writings on Women and Human Rights and The Alphabet in My Hands (both by Rutgers University Press), as well as several collections of poetry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0813529832
• ISBN 13: 9780813529837
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Agosín Marjorie