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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- LIST OF ACRONYMS USED IN THIS BOOK xiii
- FOREWORD A Historic Moment for Women’s Rights xv
- INTRODUCTION Revolutions and Rights 1
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PART 1 A REVOLUTION IN THINKING WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
- CHAPTER 1 The Shoulders We Stand On Eleanor Roosevelt and Roots of the Women’s Rights Revolution 17
- CHAPTER 2 How Women’s Rights Became Recognized as Human Rights 29
- CHAPTER 3 Technology’s Quiet Revolution for Women 41
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PART 2 REVOLUTIONS AND TRANSITIONS
- CHAPTER 4 Islamic Law and the Revolution Against Women 53
- CHAPTER 5 A Civil Society-Led Revolution? Promoting Civil Society and Women’s Rights in the Middle East 61
- CHAPTER 6 After the Arab Spring, Mobilizing for Change in Egypt 73
- CHAPTER 7 Women in Iraq Losing Ground 79
- CHAPTER 8 Saudi Women’s Struggle 93
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PART 3 CONFLICT ZONES
- CHAPTER 9 Devastating Remnants of War The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls 109
- CHAPTER 10 Under Siege in Somalia 117
- CHAPTER 11 Confronting Rape as a Weapon of War in the Democratic Republic of Congo 129
- CHAPTER 12 “I Was Sold Twice” Harmful Traditional Practices in Afghanistan 139
- CHAPTER 13 Letters in the Night: Closing Space for Women and Girls in Afghanistan 147
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PART 4 THE ECONOMIES OF RIGHTS EDUCATION, WORK, AND PROPERTY
- CHAPTER 14 Unequal in Africa: How Property Rights Can Empower Women 159
- CHAPTER 15 Cleaning House The Growing Movement for Domestic Workers’ Rights 167
- CHAPTER 16 Ending Trafficking of Women and Girls 179
- CHAPTER 17 Do No Harm “Post-Trafficking” Abuses 187
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PART 5 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
- CHAPTER 18 A Needed Revolution: Testing Rape Kits and US Justice 199
- CHAPTER 19 Violence Against Immigrant Women in the United States 209
- CHAPTER 20 Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in Europe 221
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PART 6 WOMEN AND HEALTH
- CHAPTER 21 Maternal Mortality: Ending Needless Deaths in Childbirth 231
- CHAPTER 22 Lasting Wounds: Female Genital Mutilation 239
- CHAPTER 23 Fistula: Giving Birth and Living Death in Africa 249
- CHAPTER 24 Fatal Consequences: Women, Abortion, and Power in Latin America 259
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PART 7 POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS AND HARMFUL TRADITIONS
- CHAPTER 25 Claiming Women’s Rights in China 269
- CHAPTER 26 A Long March for Women’s Rights in China 277
- CHAPTER 27 Girls Not Brides 287
- CHAPTER 28 Damned If You Do, Damned if You Don’t: Religious Dress and Women’s Rights 297
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PART 8 THE NEXT FRONTIER A ROAD MAP TO RIGHTS
- CHAPTER 29 Funding an Unfinished Revolution 307
- CHAPTER 30 The Challenge of Changing the World for Women 317
- AFTERWORD The Revolution Continues 325
- Notes 333
- Suggestions for Further Reading 345
- Acknowledgments 351
- Index 355
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- LIST OF ACRONYMS USED IN THIS BOOK xiii
- FOREWORD A Historic Moment for Women’s Rights xv
- INTRODUCTION Revolutions and Rights 1
-
PART 1 A REVOLUTION IN THINKING WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
- CHAPTER 1 The Shoulders We Stand On Eleanor Roosevelt and Roots of the Women’s Rights Revolution 17
- CHAPTER 2 How Women’s Rights Became Recognized as Human Rights 29
- CHAPTER 3 Technology’s Quiet Revolution for Women 41
-
PART 2 REVOLUTIONS AND TRANSITIONS
- CHAPTER 4 Islamic Law and the Revolution Against Women 53
- CHAPTER 5 A Civil Society-Led Revolution? Promoting Civil Society and Women’s Rights in the Middle East 61
- CHAPTER 6 After the Arab Spring, Mobilizing for Change in Egypt 73
- CHAPTER 7 Women in Iraq Losing Ground 79
- CHAPTER 8 Saudi Women’s Struggle 93
-
PART 3 CONFLICT ZONES
- CHAPTER 9 Devastating Remnants of War The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls 109
- CHAPTER 10 Under Siege in Somalia 117
- CHAPTER 11 Confronting Rape as a Weapon of War in the Democratic Republic of Congo 129
- CHAPTER 12 “I Was Sold Twice” Harmful Traditional Practices in Afghanistan 139
- CHAPTER 13 Letters in the Night: Closing Space for Women and Girls in Afghanistan 147
-
PART 4 THE ECONOMIES OF RIGHTS EDUCATION, WORK, AND PROPERTY
- CHAPTER 14 Unequal in Africa: How Property Rights Can Empower Women 159
- CHAPTER 15 Cleaning House The Growing Movement for Domestic Workers’ Rights 167
- CHAPTER 16 Ending Trafficking of Women and Girls 179
- CHAPTER 17 Do No Harm “Post-Trafficking” Abuses 187
-
PART 5 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
- CHAPTER 18 A Needed Revolution: Testing Rape Kits and US Justice 199
- CHAPTER 19 Violence Against Immigrant Women in the United States 209
- CHAPTER 20 Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in Europe 221
-
PART 6 WOMEN AND HEALTH
- CHAPTER 21 Maternal Mortality: Ending Needless Deaths in Childbirth 231
- CHAPTER 22 Lasting Wounds: Female Genital Mutilation 239
- CHAPTER 23 Fistula: Giving Birth and Living Death in Africa 249
- CHAPTER 24 Fatal Consequences: Women, Abortion, and Power in Latin America 259
-
PART 7 POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS AND HARMFUL TRADITIONS
- CHAPTER 25 Claiming Women’s Rights in China 269
- CHAPTER 26 A Long March for Women’s Rights in China 277
- CHAPTER 27 Girls Not Brides 287
- CHAPTER 28 Damned If You Do, Damned if You Don’t: Religious Dress and Women’s Rights 297
-
PART 8 THE NEXT FRONTIER A ROAD MAP TO RIGHTS
- CHAPTER 29 Funding an Unfinished Revolution 307
- CHAPTER 30 The Challenge of Changing the World for Women 317
- AFTERWORD The Revolution Continues 325
- Notes 333
- Suggestions for Further Reading 345
- Acknowledgments 351
- Index 355