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From Outrage to Courage: The Unjust and Unhealthy Situation of Women in Poor Countries and What They Are Doing About It
From sex-selective abortions to millions of girls who are "disappeared," from 90 million girls who do not go to school to HIV/AIDS spreading fastest among adolescent girls, women face unique health challenges, writes Anne Firth Murray. In this searing cradle-to-grave review, Murray tackles health issues from prenatal care to challenges faced by aging women. Looki
...morePaperback, 400 pages
Published
September 1st 2008
by Common Courage Press
(first published 2007)
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Amazing and heartbreaking. This book details all of the insane and horrific monstrosities being perpetrated internationally upon women, from child prostitution to genital mutilation to poverty and starvation. The most amazing thing, though, is that the book is peppered throughout with profiles of these incredible women's groups that are coming together, in the worst conditions in the worst countries, to try to make their lives, and the lives of others, better. It's devastating and intensely hope...more
I only read the first chapter, but did hear about it in my book club.
It's a comprehensive overview of women's issues, particularly related to their health and wellness, around the world. It's also supposed to be depressing to read.
I would recommend it to anyone who has even a slight interest in poverty or women's issues, because it does bring together so many facts about violence and discrimination against women in so many places.
It's a comprehensive overview of women's issues, particularly related to their health and wellness, around the world. It's also supposed to be depressing to read.
I would recommend it to anyone who has even a slight interest in poverty or women's issues, because it does bring together so many facts about violence and discrimination against women in so many places.
I started reading this book after I saw a photography exhibit entitled "Beloved Daughters" at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. That exhibit talked about the women and girls in India and their struggles. This book talks about the global issues that affect women. While the "blurbs" on different organizations are informative, I found that they could disrupt the flow of the overall narrative. After a while I skipped the blurbs altogether. Very good book to fol...more
I took many notes while reading this book. It has opened my eyes to the atrocities occurring in our world against women. It has also made me realize and begin to question my own values and others' values of my worth as a women in our society. Murray has painted a very vivid picture – to provide assistance where help is needed and in turn teach courage, strength, and most of all, self-worth. We have differences and we are unique. Yet, we share common experiences, dreams, and expectations. We...more
Definitely not as compelling of a read as 'Half the Sky' given that it's more statistic-laden and academic in voice (it took me 8 months to get through it). But I was particularly struck by the profiles provided on grass-roots groups of women who are standing up and making changes in their own countries and cultures. That recognition of self-worth is powerful stuff. Seen within a worldwide and throughout-time perspective, I am baffled by how lucky I am for my circumstances and knowledge.
So far it's a page turner. like Half the Sky.
A MUST read. Anne Firth Murray outlines the challenges and triumphs of women around the world fighting for human rights.
A must-read
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