A call to arms against the most pervasive human rights violation of the 21st century: the oppression of women in the developing world.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of China as New York Times correspondents. Mr Kristof won a second Pulitzer for his op-ed columns. They live in the New York area with their three children.
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Introduction The Girl Effect
Chapter One Emancipating Twenty-First-Century Slaves Fighting Slavery from Seattle
Chapter Two Prohibition and Prostitution Rescuing Girls Is the Easy Part
Chapter Three Learning to Speak Up The New Abolitionists
Chapter Four Rule by Rape Mukhtar's School
Chapter Five The Shame of "Honor" "Study Abroad"—in the Congo
Chapter Six Maternal Mortality—One Woman a Minute A Doctor Who Treats Countries, Not Patients
Chapter Seven Why Do Women Die in Childbirth? Edna's Hospital
Chapter Eight Family Planning and the "God Gulf" Jane Roberts and Her 34 Million Friends
Chapter Nine Is Islam Misogynistic? The Afghan Insurgent
Chapter Ten Investing in Education Ann and Angeline
Chapter Eleven Microcredit: The Financial Revolution A CARE Package for Goretti
Chapter Twelve The Axis of Equality Tears over Time Magazine
Chapter Thirteen Grassroots vs. Treetops Girls Helping Girls
Chapter Fourteen What You Can Do Four Steps You Can Take in the Next Ten Minutes
Appendix: Organizations Supporting Women Acknowledgments Notes Index
Chapter One Emancipating Twenty-First-Century Slaves Fighting Slavery from Seattle
Chapter Two Prohibition and Prostitution Rescuing Girls Is the Easy Part
Chapter Three Learning to Speak Up The New Abolitionists
Chapter Four Rule by Rape Mukhtar's School
Chapter Five The Shame of "Honor" "Study Abroad"—in the Congo
Chapter Six Maternal Mortality—One Woman a Minute A Doctor Who Treats Countries, Not Patients
Chapter Seven Why Do Women Die in Childbirth? Edna's Hospital
Chapter Eight Family Planning and the "God Gulf" Jane Roberts and Her 34 Million Friends
Chapter Nine Is Islam Misogynistic? The Afghan Insurgent
Chapter Ten Investing in Education Ann and Angeline
Chapter Eleven Microcredit: The Financial Revolution A CARE Package for Goretti
Chapter Twelve The Axis of Equality Tears over Time Magazine
Chapter Thirteen Grassroots vs. Treetops Girls Helping Girls
Chapter Fourteen What You Can Do Four Steps You Can Take in the Next Ten Minutes
Appendix: Organizations Supporting Women Acknowledgments Notes Index
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A brilliantly argued case for investing in the health and autonomy of women worldwide . . . Far from making moral appeals, the authors posit that it is impossible for countries to climb out of poverty if only a fraction of women participate in the labour force . . . The authors reveal local women to be the most effective change agents Publishers'
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