From School Library Journal
Grade 10 Up-This book opens with "Historic Perspectives on Women's Rights," which includes essays by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Stone Blackwell, Margaret Sanger, Gloria Steinem, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. The second section addresses "Women and the Workplace," looking at pay equity, the existence or myth of "the glass ceiling," sexual harassment, and women in the sciences and in the military. One of the most intelligent compositions is Frederica Mathewes-Green's "Finding Common Ground on Abortion," in which the author compassionately pleads for society to pave a new path to resolve this ongoing controversy. Sudanese-born anthropologist Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf provides an enlightening essay on female circumcision in the chapter "Women's Rights around the World." This section also includes discussions on Islamic culture, gender inequality and population growth, and the international sex trade. A well-organized and thoughtful collection.
Joanne K. Cecere, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Central Valley, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Joanne K. Cecere, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Central Valley, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
