{"product_id":"9781856499224","title":"No Paradise Yet : The World's Women Face the New Century","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNo Paradise Yet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women's movement was probably the most influential social phenomenon of the last quarter of the 20th century. Many governments were forced to respond to its calls for change. In 1979 a new international convention rejecting all forms of discrimination against women was born.  Twenty years later it has been ratified by 165 countries. Yet, at the beginning of the 21st century, millions of women worldwide are still denied the most fundamental rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, 12 journalists from Africa, Asia and Latin America investigate struggles to reform punitive personal status laws, to introduce fair marriage contracts, to allow divorced women child custody rights and independent access to land, to end sexual harassment in education, discriminatory employment practices and domestic violence. Personal accounts by women from widely different backgrounds, combined with searching analysis, make a compelling case for the radical overhaul of laws and social policies that shape attitudes and define what rights women have in practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique aspect of this book is its holistic approach. In each chapter, the particular issue under scrutiny is also examined from the perspective of its effect on women's reproductive rights and health - still the area of women's experience over which societies exercise the most rigid, though often hidden, control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Persuasively illustrates the many ways in which injustice still operates to curtail women's health, empowerment and rights, and argues for more comprehensive implementation of the Cairo Programme of Action. This collection is a must for activists and policy-makers alike.” —\u003ci\u003eAdrienne Gemain, President of the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If anyone thinks that gender problems are over this is the book to read. The uniqueness of this collection is in the rays of hope and specific examples of action it gives us - proof that where societies have been bold and committed enough to take action, change has come about or is on the way. This is a book of inspiration and motivation to move us from rhetoric to action.” —\u003ci\u003ePenina Mlama, Executive Director of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781856499224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594020794574,"sku":"9781856499224","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_87f5bf60-a1bc-4c29-9833-f353e38b5a6b.jpg?v=1637798997","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781856499224","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}