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010			_a 2014007266
020			_a9781476773957 _qhardcover
020			_z9781476773971 (ebook)
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100	1		_aCarter, Jimmy, _d1924-
245	1	2	_aA call to action : _bwomen, religion, violence, and power / _cJimmy Carter.
250			_aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster, _c2014.
300			_aviii, 211 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_a"The world's discrimination and violence against women and girls is the most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: This is President Jimmy Carter's call to action. President Carter was encouraged to write this book by a wide coalition of leaders of all faiths. His urgent report covers a system of discrimination that extends to every nation. Women are deprived of equal opportunity in wealthier nations and "owned" by men in others, forced to suffer servitude, child marriage, and genital cutting. The most vulnerable, along with their children, are trapped in war and violence. A Call to Action addresses the suffering inflicted upon women by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare. Key verses are often omitted or quoted out of context by male religious leaders to exalt the status of men and exclude women. And in nations that accept or even glorify violence, this perceived inequality becomes the basis for abuse. President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, have visited 145 countries, and The Carter Center has had active projects in more than half of them. Around the world, they have seen inequality rising rapidly with each passing decade. This is true in both rich and poor countries, and among the citizens within them. Carter draws upon his own experiences and the testimony of courageous women from all regions and all major religions to demonstrate that women around the world, more than half of all human beings, are being denied equal rights. This is an informed and passionate charge about a devastating effect on economic prosperity and unconscionable human suffering. It affects us all"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aWomen's rights.
650		0	_aWomen's rights _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aWomen _xSocial conditions _y21st century.
650		0	_aWomen _xViolence against.
650		0	_aSex discrimination against women.
650		0	_aSex role _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aHuman rights.
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights. _2bisacsh
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