زندگی زنان در سراسر جهان [۴ جلد]: دایره‌المعارف جهانی [۴ جلد]

Only a handful of women are among the world's 192 heads of government, while 63 percent of the world's illiterate people are female. Providing an in-depth look at the lives of women and girls in approximately 150 countries, this multivolume reference set offers readers transnational and postcolonial analysis of the many issues that are critical to the survival and success of women and girls. For millennia, women around the world have shouldered the responsibility of caring for their families. But in recent decades, women have emerged as a major part of the global workforce, balancing careers and family life. How did this change happen? And how are societies in developing countries responding and adapting to women's newer roles in society? This four-volume encyclopedia examines the lives of women around the world, with coverage that includes the education of girls and teens; the key roles women play in their families, careers, religions, and cultures; how issues for women intersect with colonialism, transnationalism, feminism, and established norms of power and control. Organized geographically, each volume presents detailed entries about the lives of women in particular countries. Additionally, each volume offers sidebars that spotlight topics related to women and girls in specific regions or focus on individual women's lives and contributions. Primary source documents include sections of countries' constitutions that are relevant to women and girls, United Nations resolutions and national resolutions regarding women and girls, and religious statements and proclamations about women and girls. The organization of the set enables readers to take an in-depth look at individual countries as well as to make comparisons across countries. Features Presents a broad postcolonial feminist examination of the lives of women and girls worldwide through essays about the female experience in individual countries Provides sidebars that highlight details about individual women and interesting topics that affect women and girls Includes primary source documents that offer readers a direct look at important statements, laws, and policies about women and girls Cover......Page 1 About the pagination of this eBook......Page 2 Volume 1: Africa and the Middle East......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 13 Introduction......Page 15 Afghanistan......Page 25 Algeria......Page 35 Bahrain......Page 43 Botswana......Page 51 Burkina Faso......Page 56 Central African Republic......Page 64 Democratic Republic of Congo......Page 75 Egypt......Page 86 Eritrea......Page 98 Ethiopia......Page 104 Ghana......Page 116 Iran......Page 126 Iraq......Page 138 Israel......Page 144 Ivory Coast......Page 151 Jordan......Page 159 Kenya......Page 172 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia......Page 187 Lebanon......Page 214 Lesotho......Page 221 Liberia......Page 230 Libya......Page 239 Malawi......Page 250 Mali......Page 259 Morocco......Page 266 Namibia......Page 274 Nigeria......Page 283 Palestine......Page 293 Republic of the Congo......Page 300 Republic of Yemen......Page 308 Rwanda......Page 315 Senegal......Page 322 Sierra Leone......Page 327 Somalia......Page 334 South Africa......Page 341 South Sudan......Page 354 Sudan......Page 362 Syria......Page 370 Tunisia......Page 382 United Arab Emirates......Page 394 Zimbabwe......Page 404 Index......Page 417 Volume 2: The Americas......Page 451 Title......Page 453 Copyright......Page 454 Contents......Page 455 Argentina......Page 461 Bahamas, Barbados, and the Turks and Caicos Islands......Page 474 Belize......Page 487 Bermuda......Page 493 Bolivia......Page 504 Brazil......Page 510 Canada......Page 524 Cayman Islands......Page 539 Chile......Page 546 Colombia......Page 556 Costa Rica......Page 567 Cuba......Page 579 Dominican Republic......Page 590 Ecuador......Page 601 El Salvador......Page 612 French Caribbean......Page 624 French Guiana......Page 632 Greenland......Page 639 Guatemala......Page 666 Guyana......Page 683 Haiti......Page 692 Honduras......Page 703 Jamaica......Page 715 Mexico......Page 724 Netherlands Antilles/Dutch Caribbean......Page 738 Nicaragua......Page 747 Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)......Page 760 Panama......Page 775 Paraguay......Page 785 Peru......Page 793 Puerto Rico......Page 804 The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago......Page 813 Suriname......Page 821 United States of America......Page 831 Uruguay......Page 849 Venezuela......Page 861 Index......Page 873 Volume 3: Asia and the Pacific......Page 907 Title......Page 909 Copyright......Page 910 Contents......Page 911 Australia......Page 917 Bangladesh......Page 932 Bhutan......Page 942 Cambodia......Page 953 China......Page 967 Guam......Page 983 India......Page 992 Indonesia......Page 1008 Japan......Page 1020 Kazakhstan......Page 1032 Kyrgyzstan......Page 1040 Laos......Page 1049 Malaysia......Page 1058 Maldives......Page 1071 Melanesia......Page 1078 Micronesia......Page 1090 Mongolia......Page 1115 Myanmar......Page 1126 Nepal......Page 1137 New Zealand......Page 1146 North Korea......Page 1158 Pakistan......Page 1169 Philippines......Page 1178 Polynesia......Page 1190 Singapore......Page 1201 South Korea......Page 1209 Sri Lanka......Page 1220 Sultanate of Brunei (Negara Brunei Darussalam)......Page 1228 Taiwan......Page 1236 Tajikistan......Page 1244 Thailand......Page 1252 Turkmenistan......Page 1264 Uzbekistan......Page 1272 Vietnam......Page 1280 Index......Page 1293 Volume 4: Europe......Page 1327 Title......Page 1329 Copyright......Page 1330 Contents......Page 1331 Albania......Page 1337 Armenia......Page 1344 Austria......Page 1351 Belarus......Page 1361 Belgium......Page 1368 Bosnia and Herzegovina......Page 1376 Bulgaria......Page 1386 Croatia......Page 1397 Czech Republic......Page 1407 Denmark......Page 1417 Estonia......Page 1427 Finland......Page 1436 France......Page 1442 Georgia......Page 1454 Germany......Page 1462 Greece......Page 1470 Hungary......Page 1480 Iceland......Page 1491 Ireland......Page 1499 Italy......Page 1510 Kosovo......Page 1520 Latvia......Page 1534 Lithuania......Page 1541 Malta......Page 1550 Netherlands......Page 1562 Norway......Page 1586 Poland......Page 1596 Portugal......Page 1606 Republic of Macedonia......Page 1614 Romania......Page 1622 Russia......Page 1632 Serbia......Page 1651 Slovakia......Page 1657 Slovenia......Page 1666 Spain......Page 1673 Sweden......Page 1682 Switzerland......Page 1696 Turkey......Page 1705 Ukraine......Page 1715 United Kingdom......Page 1728 Primary Documents......Page 1741 About the Editors and Contributors......Page 1787 Index......Page 1809 "For millennia, women around the world have shouldered the responsibility of caring for their families. But in recent decades, women have emerged as a major part of the global work force, balancing careers and family life. How did this change happen? And how are societies in developing countries responding and adapting to women's newer roles in society? This four-volume encyclopedia examine the lives of women around the world, with coverage that includes the education of girls and teens; the key roles women play in their families, careers, religions, and cultures; how issues for women intersect with colonialism, transnationalism, feminism, and established norms of power and control."