Created Equal: Voices on Women's Rights (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780230617339)

The Palgrave Macmillan/Amnesty International series illuminates the greatest human rights issues facing the world today. From human trafficking to poverty, terrorism to freedom of expression, this dynamic and accessible series encourages debate about the situation today and, the path we took to get here, allowing people with many different perspectives to tell their own stories of struggle.

Created Equal is a frank and clear-sighted introduction to the current state of women's rights globally. Millions of women throughout the world suffer from violence, poverty and denial of their human rights because of their gender. By exploring their stories, and hearing the views of both advocates for and opponenets of women's rights, Anna Horsbrugh-Porter reveals the real human costs of the violation of these rights. Among the issues covered in this book are:

-prostitution,

-violence against women,

-abortion rights,

-education

-slavery

-pornography

Author: Anna Horsbrugh-Porter
ISBN-10: 0230617336
ISBN-13: 9780230617339
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2010