From Outrage to Courage: The Unjust and Unhealthy Situation of Women in Poorer Countries and What They are Doing About It

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Common Courage Press, 2013 - Women - 346 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."--from amazon.com desc.
 

Contents

WOMENS HEALTH POVERTY AND RIGHTS I
1
FROM THE BEGINNING A DEADLY PREFERENCE
25
THE HOPE OF EDUCATION
39
CHANGE AND VULNERABILITY
75
ABUsE OR TERRORIsMP
133
WOMEN CAUGHT IN CONFLICT AND REFUGEE SITUATIONs
161
LABORING IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
193
AGING IN A MANs WORLD
233
IO TURNING THE WORLD RIGHTSIDE UP
255
ENDNOTEs
276
BIBLIOGRAPHY
300
SOME USEFUL REsOURcEs
333
GRATITUDEs AND A PERsONAL NOTE
342
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