Women's rights / Louise Hawker, book editor. - Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, c2010. - 216 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Global viewpoints . - Global viewpoints. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Women's legal rights. South African women advocate training for women in politics / Bolivia provides technology to support female indigenous leaders / Mexico keeps indigenous women out of the political realm / Costa Rican women's organizations collaborate to fight the trade agreement / Europe's sex workers sign a declaration of rights / Burma's military regime detains political activist women / Women's reproductive rights. Indonesia defines reproductive rights within Islamic law / Denmark promotes equity in sexual and reproductive health and rights / Peru's conservative political leaders impede progress on reproductive rights / Iran's Islamic Republic is credited for success in reducing overpopulation / China's cultural traditions impact working women's reproductive equality / Women's social rights. Germany responds to an Afghan girl's murder in the name of honor / Kuwait's culture both frees and limits women's options / A new Afghan law reverses progress on rights for women / Israel sees a revival of women's prayer books / Saudi Arabian women hope for greater religious tolerance / Women's economic rights. India sees an influx of women in engineering careers / Cameroon's female farmers unite in grassroots activism / In the post-socialist tradition in Russia, women entered employment more readily, but into lower-paying jobs / South Africa offers women programs for economic empowerment / Thai women are increasingly affected by the economic downturn / Stephanie Nieuwoudt -- International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) -- Diego Cevallos -- Margaret Thompson, María Suárez -- European Conference on Sex Work, Human Rights, Labour and Migration -- Marwaan Macan-Markar -- Dewanti Lakhsmi Sari -- Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- Anna Britt-Coe -- Alvaro Serrano -- Asia Monitor Resource Centre -- Barbara Hans -- Haya Al-Mughni -- Golnaz Esfandiari -- Sybil Sheridan -- Basma Al-Mutlaq -- Pragya Singh -- Susan Diduk -- Theodore P. Gerber, Olga Mayorova -- Elizabeth Thabethe -- Lynette Lee Corporal.

ISBN: 9780737744743 (hardcover) 9780737744750 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2010000084

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women's rights.
Women--Social conditions.

LC Class. No.: HQ1236 / .W652652 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 305.42