01348nam a22001937a 4500 20240829135830.0 240829b sa ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781770 09378 pbk RDA 3228 E 305.42 TERR Terry, Geraldine 188439 Women's rights Women's rights Terry, Geraldine Johannesburg, South Africa Oxfam GB Print Book 2007 xiii, 201 pages colour illustrations: 18 cm Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references and index. All over the world, women and girls are being denied their social, economic, political and civil rights. Women are being systematically discriminated against because of their gender. The aim of this book is to expose this structural discrimination across a range of areas where it occurs. The book also explores violence against women and looks at how the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa is linked to the denial of women's rights. Geraldine Terry looks at positive examples of women acting to transform inequalities and appression by asserting their rights. Terry argues that promoting wowen's rights is not only a moral issue but also a very effective way to pursue poverty reduction goals worldwide. Adult ddc BOOK 12663 Priscilla Nozizwe Mogale 12663 Priscilla Nozizwe Mogale 766896 766895