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100 1  Carter, Jimmy,|d1924-|eauthor. 
245 12 A call to action|h[OverDrive/Libby electronic resource]
       |bwomen, religion, violence, and power /|cJimmy Carter. 
264  1 New York :|bSimon & Schuster,|c[2014] 
300    1 online resource 
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385    General|2tlctarget 
500    Includes index. 
500    Electronic book. 
520    "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. 
533    Electronic reproduction.|bNew York|cSimon & Schuster|d2014
       |nAvailable via World Wide Web. 
650  0 Women's rights. 
650  0 Women's rights|xReligious aspects. 
650  0 Women|xSocial conditions|y21st century. 
650  0 Women|xViolence against. 
650  0 Sex discrimination against women. 
650  0 Sex role|xReligious aspects. 
650  0 Human rights. 
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