Women and Girls Rising: Progress and resistance around the world

by Theresa M McGovern

Book Overview

A growing body of evidence demonstrates that improvements in the status of women and girls - however worthy and important in their own right - also drive the prosperity, stability, and security of families, communities, and nations. Yet despite many indicators of progress, women and girls everywhere - including countries of the developed world - continue to confront barriers to their full and equal participation in social, economic, and political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138898775
• ISBN13: 9781138898776
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"