Women: A World Report

By Debbie Taylor, New International Publication, New Internationalist Publication

This indispensable reference--published to coincide with the UN-sponsored world conference marking the end of the Decade for Women--combines essays by leading women writers with comprehensive, up-to-date statistics. The UN Decade for Women (1975-85) was an unprecedented international effort to collect information about the position of women a decade after the start of the women's movement. The results of this effort, augmented by research carried out by Oxford University's Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women, are reported here in summary form and in tables, graphs, and charts.
In addition, the book includes essays by ten leading writers--five women from the Third World reporting on conditions in wealthier countries, and five women from industrialized nations writing about developing countries, resulting in a fascinating series of cross-cultural viewpoints. Authoritative both in its research and its range of contributors, Women: A World Report stands as the definitive work on the state of the world's women.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195050649
• ISBN13: 9780195050646
• Release Date: June 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 1.0" x 6.1"