The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World Fourth Edition

by Seager, Joni

• ISBN13: 9780143114512
• ISBN10: 0143114514
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-25
• Publisher: Penguin Books

Summary

"World events continue to reveal the importance of understanding how women live across continents and cultures. Using maps, text, and other graphics in this new revision of her eye-opening book, Joni Seager employs up-to-the-minute research and data to show what shifts have occurred since the first edition was published over twenty years ago - the strides made by women and the distance still to be traveled. She explores the current status of women in relation to key issues." "Filled with a wealth of information creatively displayed, The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World is an indispensable resource for understanding the world we live in."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

JONI SEAGER won the Media Achievement award from the Association of American Geographers in 2005. She is currently a professor of geography at Hunter College in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Women in the World	p. 12
States Against Discrimination	p. 14
The State of Women	p. 16
In Their Place	p. 18
Families	p. 20
Households	p. 22
Marriage and Divorce	p. 24
Lesbian Rights	p. 26
Domestic Violence	p. 28
Murder	p. 30
Birthrights	p. 32
Motherhood	p. 34
Contraception	p. 36
Abortion	p. 38
Maternal Mortality	p. 40
Son Preference	p. 42
Body Politics	p. 44
Breast Cancer	p. 46
Hiv/Aids	p. 48
Sports	p. 50
Beauty	p. 52
Under the Knife	p. 54
Global Sex Trafficking	p. 56
Rape	p. 58
Work	p. 60
Working for Wages	p. 62
Workplaces	p. 64
Unequal Opportunities	p. 66
Fieldwork	p. 68
Unpaid Work	p. 70
Migration	p. 72
To Have and To Have Not	p. 74
Water	p. 76
Literacy	p. 78
School	p. 80
Higher Education	p. 82
Wired Women	p. 84
Property	p. 86
Poverty	p. 88
Debt	p. 90
Power	p. 92
The Vote	p. 94
Women in Government	p. 96
Seats of Power	p. 98
Crisis Zones	p. 100
Women in the Military	p. 102
Feminist Organizing	p. 104
World Tables	p. 106
Demography and Health	p. 108
School,Work, Power	p. 116
Sources	p. 124
Index	p. 127
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