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The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World

by Joni Seager · 1986

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The most up-to-date global perspective on how women are living today across continents and cultures

In this completely revised and updated fourth edition of her groundbreaking atlas, Joni Seager provides comprehensive and accessible analysis of up-to-the-minute global data on the key issues facing women today: equality, motherhood, feminism, the culture of beauty, women at work, women in the global economy, changing households, domestic violence, lesbian rights, women in government, and more. The result is an invaluable resource on the status of women around the world today.

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feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thisgendergenderMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages

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