Women's rights : a global view /
Women's rights : a global view /
edited by Lynn Walter.
- xxviii, 257 pages ; 25 cm.
- A world view of social issues series, 1526-9442. .
- World view of social issues. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Foreword / Andrew L. Cherry -- 1. Argentina: The Long Road to Women's Rights / Marysa Navarro -- 2. Bolivia: Women's Rights, the International Women's Convention, and State Compliance / Gratzia Villarroel Smeall -- 3. China: First the Problem of Rights and Law / Sharon K. Hom -- 4. Cuba: The Search for Women's Rights in Private and Public Life / Araceli Alonso -- 5. Denmark: Women's Rights and Women's Welfare / Lynn Walter -- 6. Egypt: Multiple Perspectives on Women's Rights / Bahira Sherif -- 7. The European Union / Madeleine Shea -- 8. India: Women's Movements from Nationalism to Sustainable Development / Manisha Desai -- 9. Iran: Emerging Feminist Voices / Ziba Mir-Hosseini -- 10. Israel: The Myth of Gender Equality / Chava Frankfort-Nachmias -- 11. Japan: Democracy in a Confucian-Based Society / Linda White -- 12. Nigeria: Women Building on the Past / Victoria B. Tashjian -- 13. Ojibwe: Women of the Western Great Lakes / Lisa M. Poupart -- 14. United States: "The Great Work Before Us" / Cheryl Toronto Kalny -- 15. Zimbabwe: Women's Rights and African Custom / Sita Ranchod-Nilsson -- App. 1. International Comparisons -- App. 2. Declaration of Sentiments -- App. 3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- App. 4. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
031330890X 9780313308901
00027632
Women's rights.
Women--Social conditions.
HQ1236. / W6527 2001
305.42
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Foreword / Andrew L. Cherry -- 1. Argentina: The Long Road to Women's Rights / Marysa Navarro -- 2. Bolivia: Women's Rights, the International Women's Convention, and State Compliance / Gratzia Villarroel Smeall -- 3. China: First the Problem of Rights and Law / Sharon K. Hom -- 4. Cuba: The Search for Women's Rights in Private and Public Life / Araceli Alonso -- 5. Denmark: Women's Rights and Women's Welfare / Lynn Walter -- 6. Egypt: Multiple Perspectives on Women's Rights / Bahira Sherif -- 7. The European Union / Madeleine Shea -- 8. India: Women's Movements from Nationalism to Sustainable Development / Manisha Desai -- 9. Iran: Emerging Feminist Voices / Ziba Mir-Hosseini -- 10. Israel: The Myth of Gender Equality / Chava Frankfort-Nachmias -- 11. Japan: Democracy in a Confucian-Based Society / Linda White -- 12. Nigeria: Women Building on the Past / Victoria B. Tashjian -- 13. Ojibwe: Women of the Western Great Lakes / Lisa M. Poupart -- 14. United States: "The Great Work Before Us" / Cheryl Toronto Kalny -- 15. Zimbabwe: Women's Rights and African Custom / Sita Ranchod-Nilsson -- App. 1. International Comparisons -- App. 2. Declaration of Sentiments -- App. 3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- App. 4. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
031330890X 9780313308901
00027632
Women's rights.
Women--Social conditions.
HQ1236. / W6527 2001
305.42