Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 North America Chapter 3 Latin America Chapter 4 Europe Chapter 5 Middle East Chapter 6 Africa Chapter 7 Asia Chapter 8 Australia Chapter 9 Summary and Concluding Remarks
Stephanie Hepburn is a graduate of Washington College of Law at American University. She is a recipient of an Equal Justice America fellowship and the winner of two Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Gold Circle Awards and currently is a contributing writer for the Times-Picayune Newspaper in New Orleans. Rita J. Simon is a professor in the School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law at American University. She is the author and editor of numerous books, including Global Perspectives on Social Issues: Juvenile Justice Systems (with Paola Zalkind, Lexington Books, 2004), and Adoption Across Borders (with Howard Altstein, Rowman and Littlefield, 2000).
An indispensable reference for scholars interested in the variation
in women's well-being around the world. An enormous amount of
research is organized in an accessible format with a valuable
comparative synthesis.
*Judith Kleinfeld, University of Alaska, Fairbanks*
The compilation of these statistics into a succinct,
straightforward, and useable format is a godsend to readers, saving
them from an exhaustive and cumbersome search process. Modest in
length yet full of detail...this unique reference resource is of
value for social science research. Essential.
*CHOICE*
In this extremely useful and readable book Simon and Hepburn have
amassed a wealth of information that all who are interested in
women's issues will find to be indispensable.
*William L. O'Neill, Professor of History, Rutgers University;
author of Coming Apart*
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