The Unfinished Revolution: Voices from the Global Fight for Women's Rights - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447307364 ISBN 13: 9781447307365

Publisher: Policy Press, 2012

Synopsis

CUSTOMERS IN NORTH AMERICA: COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM WWW.SEVENSTORIES.COM Women's rights have progressed significantly in the last two decades, but major challenges remain in order to end global gender discrimination. The unfinished revolution: Voices from the global fight for women's rights outlines the recent history of the battle to secure basic rights for women and girls, including in the Middle East where the hopes raised by the Arab Spring are yet to be fulfilled. This anthology opens with a foreword by Christiane Amanpour and features essays by more than 30 writers, activists, policymakers and human rights experts, including Nobel laureates Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams. Most important are contributions from women who have fought against human rights abuses and have become agents of change. Contributors propose new workable solutions to ongoing rights violations including human trafficking and harmful traditional practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation. As a whole, the book shows that the struggle for women's equality is far from over and is essential reading for everyone involved in the fight to realise the full potential for half the world's population.

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As Director of Global Initiatives for Human Rights Watch, Minky Worden develops and implements international outreach and advocacy campaigns.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447307364
• ISBN 13: 9781447307365
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Worden Minky