Bibliograph

Violence against women, Kathryn Roberts, book editor

Type

Label

Violence against women, Kathryn Roberts, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grade 9 to 12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Violence against women

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1041194907

Responsibility statement

Kathryn Roberts, book editor

Series statement

Global viewpoints

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Introduction -- Violence against women around the world. 1960s Feminism shines a light on violence against women / Tavaana ; In Latin America femicide rates are higher / Celeste Saccomano ; In India it's entirely legal for a man to rape his wife / Katie Dallas ; Dowry demands constitute domestic violence / Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women and Girls ; In Asia and Africa, there is a "missing women" problem / Debraj Ray -- Societal causes and effects of violence against women. In the United States African American women are more likely to be victims of domestic violence / Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community ; In Guatemala women are killed for being women / Kelsey Alford-Jones ; In Israel colonialization brings danger to Palestinian women / Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian & Suhad Daher-Nashif ; In El Salvador women are not protected against violence / Angelika Albaladejo ; In South Africa women are not granted control of their health / Pieter Fourie -- Religion and violence against women. In Turkey a change in consciousness is needed to stop honor killings / Zulfu Livaneli ; Eradicate violence against women in the Church / Graham Hill ; In Afghanistan women who oppose traditional order meet with violence / Clancy Chassay ; In Nigeria a terror group kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls / Mathieu Guidère -- How to stop violence against women around the world. In Mexico public transportation is a threatening environment for women / Bianca Bianchi Alves and Karla Dominguez Gonzalez ; Sex segregation fails to address the root of sexual harassment / Holly Kearl ; In the United States respecting women's health will address the rising maternal mortality rate / Annalisa Merilli ; In Afghanistan, Palestine, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Bangladesh, men are being taught to change social norms / Lori Heise -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact

Target audience

juvenile

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