TY - BOOK AU - Thomsen,Natasha TI - Women's rights T2 - Global issues SN - 0816068097 (alk. paper) AV - HQ1236 .W652525 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - New York, NY PB - Facts On File, Inc., an imprint of Infobase Pub. KW - Women's rights KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-341) and index; Introduction -- Focus on the United States -- Global perspectives -- United States documents -- International documents -- How to research women's rights movement -- Facts and figures -- Key players A to Z -- Organizations and agencies -- Annotated bibliography N2 - "Women's Rights examines the history and the current status of women's rights in the United States and abroad, namely Denmark, China, Afghanistan, and Kenya. This volume highlights the means by which women challenge their respective situations and effect change within their countries. With access to means of global communication such as the Internet, many of these movements can now look to each other as a source for what to do or avoid to implement positive change."--Jacket ER -