The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is one of the most important human rights tools ever created. Adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly, it is often described as an international bill of rights for women. These essays and personal reflections, from individuals who have served on the committee that monitors CEDAW, introduce readers to the issues and the activism. .Only a handful of countries have refused to ratify CEDAW: the United States is the only industrialized country among them. This book reveals the profound impact the convention has had on women's lives around the world and its potential to affect American women. With examples and moving reminiscences from Japan to Tunisia to the Caribbean and beyond, this collection addresses CEDAW's impact on women in Islam, labor markets, migration, violence against women, human trafficking, women in politics, and more.
Creator
Schöpp-Schilling, Hanna Beate > (ed.)
Flinterman, Cees > (ed.)
Jawaharlal Nehru and the status of women in India
Creator
Tagra, Vinod
Jawaharlal Nehru and the status of women in India
Description of the efforts of the first president of India to improve the socio-economic conditions of women in India.
Creator
Tagra, Vinod
Encyclopedia of women & islamic cultures
Creator
Joseph, Suad > (ed.)
Najmabadi, Afsaneh > (ed.)
Peteet, Julie > (ed.)
[et al.]
Encyclopedia of women & islamic cultures
This last of six volumes dedicated to substantive topics of relevance to women and Islamic cultures globally contains: an evaluation of the EWIC project: EWIC statistics: supplemental articles to the first five volumes: a name and subject index.
Creator
Joseph, Suad > (ed.)
Najmabadi, Afsaneh > (ed.)
Peteet, Julie > (ed.)
[et al.]
Everywhere/Nowhere
Creator
Tiessen, Rebecca
Everywhere/Nowhere
The author reflects on the challenges and opportunities development agencies have faced as they attempt to translate gender mainstreaming policies into practice. She describes the strategies of development agencies and their staff members to transform the mainstream through networking, coalition-building, and leadership initiatives.
Creator
Tiessen, Rebecca
The essential feminist reader
Creator
Freedman, Estelle B. > [ed.]
The essential feminist reader
This anthology presents decades of feminist history. The collection features primary sources from around the globe, including works of fiction and drama, political manifestos and work of less well-known writers. Inclucled are texts from Sor Juana de la Cruz, Mary Astell, Sojourner Truth, Shareefeh Hamid Ali, Pauli Murray, Simone de Beauvoir and many more.