From Outrage to Courage: Women Taking Action for Health and JusticeCommon Courage Press, 2008 - 311 pages From sex-selective abortions to millions of girls who are "disappeared," from 90 million girls who do not go to school to HIV/AIDS spreading fastest among adolescent girls, women face unique health challenges, writes Anne Firth Murray. In this searing cradle-to-grave review, Murray tackles health issues from prenatal care to challenges faced by aging women. Looking at how gender inequality affects basic nutrition, Murray makes clear the issues are political more than they are medical. In an inspiring look, "From Outrage to Courage" shows how women are organizing the world over. Women s courage to transform their situations and communities provides inspiration and models for change. From China to India, from Indonesia to Kenya, Anne Firth Murray takes readers on a whirlwind tour of devastation and resistance." |
Contents
WOMENS Health Poverty and Rights | 1 |
FROM THE BEGINNING A DEADLY PREFERENCE | 17 |
THE HOPE OF EDUCATION | 31 |
Female Genital Mutilation | 46 |
Child Labor | 55 |
CHANGE AND VULNERABILITY | 61 |
ABUSE OR TERRORISM? III | 111 |
WOMEN CAUGHT IN CONFLICT and Refugee SitUATIONS | 133 |
AGING IN A MANS WORLD | 193 |
TURNING THE WORLD RIGHTSIDE UP | 215 |
ENDNOTES | 227 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 249 |
SOME USEFUL RESOURCES | 277 |
GRATITUDES AND A PERSONAL NOTE | 285 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 311 | |
Copyright | |
LABORING IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD | 159 |
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