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The Women’s Atlas
A visually stunning survey of up-to-the-minute global data, the Women’s Atlas redefines what an atlas means.
The most comprehensive and accessible global analysis of key issues facing womentoday, the advances that have been made and the distances still to be travelled.
The most comprehensive and accessible global analysis of key issues facing womentoday, the advances that have been made and the distances still to be travelled.
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 30, 2018
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January 27, 2019
This literally gave me all the feels. It's stunning, beautiful, informative, entertaining, smart, sad, frightening and downright scary all at once.
Basically, this book contains lots of wonderfully illustrated infographics on women's live all over the world. But it's so much more than pretty diagrams only. The various chapters (such as "Health", "Birthrights", "Work" and "Poverty") look deeply into certain issues. Men are a big part of this book, too, often in contrast to women's conditions. Moreover, it's a work on general urgent problems such as discrimination, globalisation, climate change, migration, concerning both men and women - seriously, there is so much more in here than I'd thought.
Plus, it's highly intersectional. Most topics don't regard women as one fixed group only but go into details by comparing classes, ethnicities, sexuality, age, living conditions (urban vs. rural), wealth and so on. Highly inspiring.
I learned a lot reading this, way more than I'd hoped for. Some things were astonishing in a positive way (like the fact I mentioned in an update, on France being the first country legalising homosexuality as early as 1791), some were very scary and sad like:
- the marry-your-rapist-laws. Some countries offer the rapist to go scot free if he marries his victim. THERE ARE NO WORDS.
- the fact that 17 of the U.S. states do not have a legal minimum age of marriage, which means Afghanistan has a tougher law on child marriage than parts of the United States. One "argument" why the legal age of marriage should remain low/not defined is that otherwise, it would increase the number of children born out of wedlock due to so many teenage pregnancies. Way to solve that problem, jeez (I'd invest in more, better and earlier sex ed, but what do I know).
- the fact that each CEO of the 5 largest fashion brands earnmore money within 4 (!) days (!!) than an average women working in a Bangaldesh garnment factory earns in her lifetime.
Overall a higly enjoyable and highly recommended read with lots of information to think and talk about (I feel like I read half the book out loud to my partner because I had to share). Plus, it's also very beautiful - a win on all accounts.
Note: I read the most recent (pub. October 2018), revised 5th edition of this wonderful publication.
Basically, this book contains lots of wonderfully illustrated infographics on women's live all over the world. But it's so much more than pretty diagrams only. The various chapters (such as "Health", "Birthrights", "Work" and "Poverty") look deeply into certain issues. Men are a big part of this book, too, often in contrast to women's conditions. Moreover, it's a work on general urgent problems such as discrimination, globalisation, climate change, migration, concerning both men and women - seriously, there is so much more in here than I'd thought.
Plus, it's highly intersectional. Most topics don't regard women as one fixed group only but go into details by comparing classes, ethnicities, sexuality, age, living conditions (urban vs. rural), wealth and so on. Highly inspiring.
I learned a lot reading this, way more than I'd hoped for. Some things were astonishing in a positive way (like the fact I mentioned in an update, on France being the first country legalising homosexuality as early as 1791), some were very scary and sad like:
- the marry-your-rapist-laws. Some countries offer the rapist to go scot free if he marries his victim. THERE ARE NO WORDS.
- the fact that 17 of the U.S. states do not have a legal minimum age of marriage, which means Afghanistan has a tougher law on child marriage than parts of the United States. One "argument" why the legal age of marriage should remain low/not defined is that otherwise, it would increase the number of children born out of wedlock due to so many teenage pregnancies. Way to solve that problem, jeez (I'd invest in more, better and earlier sex ed, but what do I know).
- the fact that each CEO of the 5 largest fashion brands earnmore money within 4 (!) days (!!) than an average women working in a Bangaldesh garnment factory earns in her lifetime.
Overall a higly enjoyable and highly recommended read with lots of information to think and talk about (I feel like I read half the book out loud to my partner because I had to share). Plus, it's also very beautiful - a win on all accounts.
Note: I read the most recent (pub. October 2018), revised 5th edition of this wonderful publication.
December 5, 2018
کتاب و ترجمه اشکالاتی داشت، مثلا:
۱. رفرنس ندادن که آمار مستخرجه از کجاست و این از اعتبار کتاب به شدت کم میکنه
۲.اغلب آمار مربوط به سال های ۱۹۹۰ تا ۲۰۰۷ هست.
۳. مرجع پانویس ها اصلا مشخص نیست و نمیشه معادل انگلیسی کلمه مورد نظر رو پیدا کرد.
۴. گاهی ترجمه دارای ایراد و غیرقابل فهمه.
۵. در یکی دو مورد نمودار داده شده ولی راهنمای اون نیست!
اما اگه به صورت کلی بخوام بگم کتاب خوب و حرکت قابل تحسینیه. نمودار جغرافیایی کردن مسائل مربوط به زنان باعث میشه خیلی راحت دید کلی و دقیقی نسبت به مسائل زنان در جهان پیدا کرد.
امیدوارم اشکالات این چاپ برطرف بشه و با آمارهای جدیدتر، این کتاب مجددا چاپ بشه، در این صورت میتونه بسیار برای زنان و علاقه مندان به مسائل آنها مفید باشه.
۱. رفرنس ندادن که آمار مستخرجه از کجاست و این از اعتبار کتاب به شدت کم میکنه
۲.اغلب آمار مربوط به سال های ۱۹۹۰ تا ۲۰۰۷ هست.
۳. مرجع پانویس ها اصلا مشخص نیست و نمیشه معادل انگلیسی کلمه مورد نظر رو پیدا کرد.
۴. گاهی ترجمه دارای ایراد و غیرقابل فهمه.
۵. در یکی دو مورد نمودار داده شده ولی راهنمای اون نیست!
اما اگه به صورت کلی بخوام بگم کتاب خوب و حرکت قابل تحسینیه. نمودار جغرافیایی کردن مسائل مربوط به زنان باعث میشه خیلی راحت دید کلی و دقیقی نسبت به مسائل زنان در جهان پیدا کرد.
امیدوارم اشکالات این چاپ برطرف بشه و با آمارهای جدیدتر، این کتاب مجددا چاپ بشه، در این صورت میتونه بسیار برای زنان و علاقه مندان به مسائل آنها مفید باشه.
October 27, 2020
"Männer haben Angst, dass Frauen über sie lachen könnten. Frauen haben Angst, dass Männer sie töten könnten“ - zitiert Joni Seager die kanadische Schriftstellerin Margaret Atwood. Wie Recht Atwood mit ihrer Aussage hat, wird in "Der Frauenatlas" auf eindringliche, kompakte und auch nüchterne Art und Weise gezeigt.
In 164 Karten und Grafiken verpackt Joni Seager, die sich selbst als feministische Geografin bezeichnet, die Ungleichheit und Unterdrückung, der Frauen aber auch Menschen der LGBTQI+ Community sowie BPOC ausgesetzt sind. Seager geht dabei nicht wertend vor und drängt der*dem Leser*in auch nicht ihre Meinung auf. Sie lässt die Fakten einfach für sich sprechen - und das funktioniert!
Von Sport über Femizide zu Abtreibung sind die Themengebiete breit gefächert. Wo es Missstände gibt werden diese aufgezeigt, wo es einen Fortschritt gibt bekommt auch dieser den gebührenden Platz im Buch.
In Japan werden durchschnittlich alle drei Tage Frauen von ihrem (Ex-)Partner ermordet, in Südafrika werden etwa 40 % der Frauen zu Lebzeiten vergewaltigt. Ähnlich niederschmetternde Ergebnisse präsentieren die Statistiken bezüglich der Abtreibung oder auch der Bevormundung durch männliche Familienmitglieder. Wer nicht an die Ungleichheit glaubt, wird mit diesem Buch sicherlich überzeugt. Weiterer "Fun Fact" (🙄): Die USA hat die UNO-Konvention zur Beseitigung jeder Form von Diskriminierung der Frau nicht ratifiziert. Damit kann sie sich auf eine Stufe mit dem Iran, Sudan und Somalia stellen. Seager räumt also auch mit dem Denken an eine fortschrittliche westliche Welt auf.
Das Buch ist keine schöne Lektüre. Es ist schön anzuschauen, die Karten und Grafiken sind wirklich toll gemacht und ein Hingucker. Der Inhalt des Buches tut aber einfach nur weh - und das soll er auch! Wo mir andere Bücher zu voll gepackt mit der eigenen Meinung der Autor*innen war oder nicht intersektional genug waren trifft "Der Frauenatlas" genau den richtigen Ton bzw. das richtige Bild. Ich fühle mich gut informiert in einem breit gefächerten Feld und kann mich durch die Quellenangaben am Ende des Buches auch noch tiefergehender mit den verschiedenen Themen beschäftigen.
Kurzum: Ich fand die Lektüre großartig! Man wird wütend, man wird traurig und an der ein oder anderen Stelle fühlt man sich fast hilf- und machtlos. Am Ende überwiegt aber das Gefühl, ein weiteres Buch an die Hand bekommen zu haben, mit dem man arbeiten kann und mit dem man gegen die Ungleichheit angehen kann. Ich spreche eine große Leseempfehlung aus.
In 164 Karten und Grafiken verpackt Joni Seager, die sich selbst als feministische Geografin bezeichnet, die Ungleichheit und Unterdrückung, der Frauen aber auch Menschen der LGBTQI+ Community sowie BPOC ausgesetzt sind. Seager geht dabei nicht wertend vor und drängt der*dem Leser*in auch nicht ihre Meinung auf. Sie lässt die Fakten einfach für sich sprechen - und das funktioniert!
Von Sport über Femizide zu Abtreibung sind die Themengebiete breit gefächert. Wo es Missstände gibt werden diese aufgezeigt, wo es einen Fortschritt gibt bekommt auch dieser den gebührenden Platz im Buch.
In Japan werden durchschnittlich alle drei Tage Frauen von ihrem (Ex-)Partner ermordet, in Südafrika werden etwa 40 % der Frauen zu Lebzeiten vergewaltigt. Ähnlich niederschmetternde Ergebnisse präsentieren die Statistiken bezüglich der Abtreibung oder auch der Bevormundung durch männliche Familienmitglieder. Wer nicht an die Ungleichheit glaubt, wird mit diesem Buch sicherlich überzeugt. Weiterer "Fun Fact" (🙄): Die USA hat die UNO-Konvention zur Beseitigung jeder Form von Diskriminierung der Frau nicht ratifiziert. Damit kann sie sich auf eine Stufe mit dem Iran, Sudan und Somalia stellen. Seager räumt also auch mit dem Denken an eine fortschrittliche westliche Welt auf.
Das Buch ist keine schöne Lektüre. Es ist schön anzuschauen, die Karten und Grafiken sind wirklich toll gemacht und ein Hingucker. Der Inhalt des Buches tut aber einfach nur weh - und das soll er auch! Wo mir andere Bücher zu voll gepackt mit der eigenen Meinung der Autor*innen war oder nicht intersektional genug waren trifft "Der Frauenatlas" genau den richtigen Ton bzw. das richtige Bild. Ich fühle mich gut informiert in einem breit gefächerten Feld und kann mich durch die Quellenangaben am Ende des Buches auch noch tiefergehender mit den verschiedenen Themen beschäftigen.
Kurzum: Ich fand die Lektüre großartig! Man wird wütend, man wird traurig und an der ein oder anderen Stelle fühlt man sich fast hilf- und machtlos. Am Ende überwiegt aber das Gefühl, ein weiteres Buch an die Hand bekommen zu haben, mit dem man arbeiten kann und mit dem man gegen die Ungleichheit angehen kann. Ich spreche eine große Leseempfehlung aus.
June 20, 2023
I was somewhat surprised by the content of this book. I have seen similar books, and when I opened this one, “The Women’s Atlas” I didn’t expect it to be only about women’s suffering around the world. I expected it to be more a balanced look at women in different societies and perhaps highlight some women leaders, artists, and other influential women in the world.
However, it is an atlas of sexism and women's social and political issues, like domestic violence, child marriage, honor killings, sexual violence, unpaid labor, wage gaps, legal protection (or lack thereof). It’s clear that it’s a project to highlight feminist issues. This is not bad; the topic is important, however I think the title could have better reflected its real focus because such a broad reaching title, “The Women’s Atlas” suggests that it's about women's experiences in general and that women’s experiences are defined by their suffering. That’s bleak.
My main criticism is that the book starts out by saying “all states are patriarchal”. That is a very extreme claim to make and to just throw in as an unsupported assumption is a questionable way to start a pop-statistics book. Some of the text blurbs in the book show similar assumptions (like that many beauty products contain toxic chemicals such as lead. Really? Which beauty products?) However the data visualizations are more legitimate and based on credible sources (footnoted in the back of the book). I think less of a political bias would make the book stronger because each reader would decide for themselves how to grapple with the data about the beauty industry rather than feel that the author is subtly manipulating them to see this industry negatively.
As a book focused on summarizing data insights, it’s interesting. It is limited in how much it can portray so many pages contain only a few highlights - ranges by continent, by region and a few countries from those regions.
Some interesting insights for instance: in most countries, a higher percentage of women than men approve of wife beating.
48% of migrant workers in the world are women (just thought about this because so many people are surprised that I moved countries for work as single woman; this is not rare.)
22% of men in the US have a preference for having a daughter over a son (49% prefer a son, and 28% say it doesn’t matter). In comparison 33% of women prefer a daughter, 31% prefer a son. 36% say it doesn’t matter).
Only 8% of women use condoms as their main form of contraceptive, 19% use female sterilization (wow!), only 2% use male sterilization (remaining methods include the pill, IUD, traditional methods, injectables).
Higher education for women (in the US) is associated with a lower divorce rate.
However, it is an atlas of sexism and women's social and political issues, like domestic violence, child marriage, honor killings, sexual violence, unpaid labor, wage gaps, legal protection (or lack thereof). It’s clear that it’s a project to highlight feminist issues. This is not bad; the topic is important, however I think the title could have better reflected its real focus because such a broad reaching title, “The Women’s Atlas” suggests that it's about women's experiences in general and that women’s experiences are defined by their suffering. That’s bleak.
My main criticism is that the book starts out by saying “all states are patriarchal”. That is a very extreme claim to make and to just throw in as an unsupported assumption is a questionable way to start a pop-statistics book. Some of the text blurbs in the book show similar assumptions (like that many beauty products contain toxic chemicals such as lead. Really? Which beauty products?) However the data visualizations are more legitimate and based on credible sources (footnoted in the back of the book). I think less of a political bias would make the book stronger because each reader would decide for themselves how to grapple with the data about the beauty industry rather than feel that the author is subtly manipulating them to see this industry negatively.
As a book focused on summarizing data insights, it’s interesting. It is limited in how much it can portray so many pages contain only a few highlights - ranges by continent, by region and a few countries from those regions.
Some interesting insights for instance: in most countries, a higher percentage of women than men approve of wife beating.
48% of migrant workers in the world are women (just thought about this because so many people are surprised that I moved countries for work as single woman; this is not rare.)
22% of men in the US have a preference for having a daughter over a son (49% prefer a son, and 28% say it doesn’t matter). In comparison 33% of women prefer a daughter, 31% prefer a son. 36% say it doesn’t matter).
Only 8% of women use condoms as their main form of contraceptive, 19% use female sterilization (wow!), only 2% use male sterilization (remaining methods include the pill, IUD, traditional methods, injectables).
Higher education for women (in the US) is associated with a lower divorce rate.
June 27, 2020
Un libro ben fatto nel quale, in una decina di capitoli, vengono illustrate le condizioni di vita delle donne di tutto il mondo. Ho deciso di assegnare quattro stelle perché alcune parti le ho trovate un po' sbrigative anche per questo format e perché non ho apprezzato certe scelte grafiche, però lo ricomprerei sicuramente, quindi lo consiglio.
Tra i capitoli che più ho apprezzato: Le donne nel mondo, Politica del corpo (bellezza, chirurgia estetica, turismo sessuale, pornografia), Istruzione e connettività (abbandono scolastico, analfabetismo), Tenere le donne al loro posto (violenza domestica, femminicidio) e Lavoro.
Tra i capitoli che più ho apprezzato: Le donne nel mondo, Politica del corpo (bellezza, chirurgia estetica, turismo sessuale, pornografia), Istruzione e connettività (abbandono scolastico, analfabetismo), Tenere le donne al loro posto (violenza domestica, femminicidio) e Lavoro.
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March 31, 2022
Fascinating (but also sometimes shocking) numbers from all over the world to many topics like education, healthcare, political power etc.
Loved it! 💪🏻
Loved it! 💪🏻
August 13, 2021
Disclaimer: I am a Geographer and spend a lot of my student/working live on visualizing data and on thinking about how to visualize data. With that said I have some serious issues with the book:
the book is not clear, if it just wants to tell a story with data or if it wants to actually show a story via data. Now it does both and it doesn't do the book any good. Furthermore, the visualisation is not very good and the template for the maps is not innovative. I would have wished for more innovative visualisation approaches. I also do not agree with the colour choices of the author (an entire page in red, in other cases the different hues were different to distinguish). Another issue I have is that the maps/graphs sometimes contain too much information, in other cases, more information could have been transmitted.
On the plus side: the information provided is interesting and I appreciate that women are the focus of this work, contrary to many other atlases.
the book is not clear, if it just wants to tell a story with data or if it wants to actually show a story via data. Now it does both and it doesn't do the book any good. Furthermore, the visualisation is not very good and the template for the maps is not innovative. I would have wished for more innovative visualisation approaches. I also do not agree with the colour choices of the author (an entire page in red, in other cases the different hues were different to distinguish). Another issue I have is that the maps/graphs sometimes contain too much information, in other cases, more information could have been transmitted.
On the plus side: the information provided is interesting and I appreciate that women are the focus of this work, contrary to many other atlases.
August 9, 2021
Una lectura NECESARIA que te despieta miles de sentimientos.
Enseña y recalca una realidad que está en cada esquina del mundo, y es a la vez un grito de tristeza y de esperanza. ❤️
Pd. Por un futuro en el que libros como éste no sean necesarios.
Enseña y recalca una realidad que está en cada esquina del mundo, y es a la vez un grito de tristeza y de esperanza. ❤️
Pd. Por un futuro en el que libros como éste no sean necesarios.
December 18, 2018
I loved this book because it taught me SO much that I didn’t know! I have been very into the idea of gender equality my whole life, but I never knew how bad it was in some places. This encouraged me to stand up for women’s rights even more! 💗
February 27, 2020
Un livre très complet avec des chiffres intéressants mais qui font aussi parfois peur.
June 7, 2021
Ne L’atlante delle donne Joni Seager, geografa, esperta di politica globale e docente di Global Studies, ci apre ulteriormente gli occhi sulla situazione delle donne nel mondo.
Dico “ulteriormente” perché bene o male sappiamo come siamo mess*, ma vedere nero su bianco dati e statistiche è come ricevere un pugno nello stomaco. Dai numeri non puoi scappare.
Il mondo femminile viene raccontato in ogni aspetto: dal lavoro alla salute, dall’educazione all’alfabetizzazione, dalla sessualità alla maternità, dalla contraccezione all’aborto, dalla ricchezza alla povertà e così via.
Ve la faccio semplice: è un libro che fa capire quanta strada ci sia ancora da fare, come ha detto anche Leymah Gbowee, Premio Nobel per la pace 2011.
A chi crede che le donne stiano prendendo il sopravvento, a chi crede che le donne non debbano ricoprire cariche politiche o militari o fare lavori DA UOMINI, a chi crede che le donne vengano pagate tanto quanto gli uomini, a chi crede che “le femmine abbiano una maggiore propensione per materie legate all’accudimento”, a chi non mette nome e cognome delle donne sui titoli di giornali, a chi mette il termine mamma e moglie accanto a ogni donna… leggetevi L’atlante delle donne di Joni Seager che poi magari ne riparliamo.
“Nessuno, uomo o donna che sia, dovrebbe fare a meno di questo libro.”
Gloria Steinem
Dico “ulteriormente” perché bene o male sappiamo come siamo mess*, ma vedere nero su bianco dati e statistiche è come ricevere un pugno nello stomaco. Dai numeri non puoi scappare.
Il mondo femminile viene raccontato in ogni aspetto: dal lavoro alla salute, dall’educazione all’alfabetizzazione, dalla sessualità alla maternità, dalla contraccezione all’aborto, dalla ricchezza alla povertà e così via.
Ve la faccio semplice: è un libro che fa capire quanta strada ci sia ancora da fare, come ha detto anche Leymah Gbowee, Premio Nobel per la pace 2011.
A chi crede che le donne stiano prendendo il sopravvento, a chi crede che le donne non debbano ricoprire cariche politiche o militari o fare lavori DA UOMINI, a chi crede che le donne vengano pagate tanto quanto gli uomini, a chi crede che “le femmine abbiano una maggiore propensione per materie legate all’accudimento”, a chi non mette nome e cognome delle donne sui titoli di giornali, a chi mette il termine mamma e moglie accanto a ogni donna… leggetevi L’atlante delle donne di Joni Seager che poi magari ne riparliamo.
“Nessuno, uomo o donna che sia, dovrebbe fare a meno di questo libro.”
Gloria Steinem
January 5, 2021
Un libro importantissimo per chi ancora si domanda "Ma è necessario fare una differenza tra femminicido e omicidio se comunque una persona viene ammazzata?.
Un libro che parla di dati e ai dati si sa, non si può dir nulla!
Un libro che parla di dati e ai dati si sa, non si può dir nulla!
November 9, 2018
خیلی ریز و با تفکیک پارامترهایی تخصصی علوم اجتماعی و در نهایت ارائه تصویر دقیق و با جزییات در زمینه وضعیت زنان در ایران و جهان ، بخش دوم کتاب که به تفصیل در زمینه وضعیت حقوق زنان در ایران میپردازد از آن جهت جذاب است که علاوه بر شکل های معمول تبعیض جنسیتی علیه زنان که شناخته شده هستند ، به شکل هایی از تبعیض در حقوق زنان برمیخوریم که در مواردی حتی برای خود زنان هم ناشناخته است و اینبه نظرم ویژگی خاص دکتر سعید مدنی در بخش دوم کتاب است . بصورت خلاصه شما کتابی رو مطالعه میکنید که بیشتر از کتابهای موضوعی راجع به حقوق زنان ، یک پروژه مطالعاتی چند لایه است که وضعیت نسبتا روشنی از موقعیت زنان در ایران و مقایسه آن با استانداردهای جهانی حقوق زنان و حقوق بشر است . اگر علاقمند کارهای آکادمیک علوم اجتماعی و مطالعات زنان هم باشید کتاب فوق العاده ای رو مطالعه خواهید کرد
May 12, 2021
Was für ein Buch!
Ich liebte das Design der Grafiken und es gab einige Zahlen, welche mich komplett schockiert haben. Es wurden viele Themen - wie beispielsweise Bildung, Gesundheit, oder Arbeit - angesprochen, und ich konnte viel aus diesem Buch mitnehmen.
Definitiv eine klare Leseempfehlung, auch für Leute, die vielleicht nicht viel mit Feminismus am Hut haben. Es ist ein guter Einstieg und ich bin mir sicher, dass die Zahlen so schockieren werden, dass man sich tiefergehend mit dem Thema beschäftigen will!
Ich liebte das Design der Grafiken und es gab einige Zahlen, welche mich komplett schockiert haben. Es wurden viele Themen - wie beispielsweise Bildung, Gesundheit, oder Arbeit - angesprochen, und ich konnte viel aus diesem Buch mitnehmen.
Definitiv eine klare Leseempfehlung, auch für Leute, die vielleicht nicht viel mit Feminismus am Hut haben. Es ist ein guter Einstieg und ich bin mir sicher, dass die Zahlen so schockieren werden, dass man sich tiefergehend mit dem Thema beschäftigen will!
June 29, 2020
Come considerazione politica generale, si può affermare che le donne subiscono ovunque restrizioni sulla loro presenza nella vita sociale, su come vestirsi, sulla propria condotta pubblica e privata. Ma in molti Paesi, “tenere le donne al loro posto” è invece un vero e proprio impegno.
November 8, 2020
Un libro da tenere come enciclopedia oltre che come atlante della situazione, avere una visione più globale dei problemi comuni alle donne aiuta ad aprire lo sguardo.
September 10, 2021
Dates and facts not always clear, and some terms should be explained. Otherwise interesting book about facts of women´s life all over the world, with great layout. Wish there were more Austrian facts in the German edition.
Daten und Fakten sind hier nicht immer klar, und manche Begriffe bedürfen einer Erklärung. Sonst interessante Fakten über das Leben der Frauen in aller Welt, mit einem großartigen Layout. Wünschte, die deutsche Ausgabe enthielte mehr österreichische Fakten.
Daten und Fakten sind hier nicht immer klar, und manche Begriffe bedürfen einer Erklärung. Sonst interessante Fakten über das Leben der Frauen in aller Welt, mit einem großartigen Layout. Wünschte, die deutsche Ausgabe enthielte mehr österreichische Fakten.
March 31, 2020
Ce livre constitue un véritable bijou. Comprend des données statistiques éloquentes sur les disparités hommes-femmes d'un nombre éloquent de sujets, présentés sous forme d'Atlas. Ce document a été élaboré par une géographe américaine.
Certaines données parfois omises, se sont probablement de simples erreurs. Reste que ce livre est un ÉNORME coup de coeur pour moi.
Liseeeez-leeee!! :)
Certaines données parfois omises, se sont probablement de simples erreurs. Reste que ce livre est un ÉNORME coup de coeur pour moi.
Liseeeez-leeee!! :)
December 23, 2020
Die Autorin stellt beeindruckend viele Fakten zusammen um einen schellen Überblick über die Unterdrückung von Frauen, das Ungleichgewicht zwischen Männern und Frauen und über die Gewalt die Frauen weltweit erleiden zu bekommen. Es werden viele unterschiedliche Themen betrachtet (Arbeit, Macht, Geld, Politik, Geburtsrechte etc.)
Das Buch ist sehr informativ und mit seinen Statistiken und Diagrammen sehr einprägsam. Natürlich kratzt es nur an der Oberfläche der Problematik, aber es liefert einen guten Überblick. Ich empfehle das Buch weiter.
Das Buch ist sehr informativ und mit seinen Statistiken und Diagrammen sehr einprägsam. Natürlich kratzt es nur an der Oberfläche der Problematik, aber es liefert einen guten Überblick. Ich empfehle das Buch weiter.
March 11, 2023
Sicuramente molto interessante e bello da vedere. Mi chiedo cosa ne pensano lə antropologhə perché io ci ho visto un po' di etnocentrismo, sia nella scelta dei dati da comunicare sia nei commenti ai dati.
December 9, 2021
This is a great atlas to teach the reader about worldwide trends affecting women and girls!
October 20, 2022
not really what i thought it would be, the first few pages are mostly about feminst stuff, the rest only more or less
March 21, 2025
Leído por recomendación de mi hermanita.
Wow. Aprendí BASTANTE de todo un poco. Un libro que te hace reflexionar BASTANTE y, además, te hace sentir eternamente agradecida por las mujeres que estuvieron antes de ti y que lucharon por ti y tus derechos alrededor de todo el mundo. Sin duda, un libro que toda mujer debe leer lo más pronto posible.
Wow. Aprendí BASTANTE de todo un poco. Un libro que te hace reflexionar BASTANTE y, además, te hace sentir eternamente agradecida por las mujeres que estuvieron antes de ti y que lucharon por ti y tus derechos alrededor de todo el mundo. Sin duda, un libro que toda mujer debe leer lo más pronto posible.
May 5, 2021
In short: I liked the book. I liked the infographics and there is pretty sure some new information for everyone.
Still, the data is presented inconsistently and is very specific. By the end, I'm still not sure if the limited view is due to the data available or the opinion the author is trying to present. As an example, I'd be really interested in what changes/laws/interventions have led to what changes in the data, but there were very few pages of change over time considered and the reasons are completely missing. Another example: a comment like "USA ... still no female president" and "Russia ... still no female president" sounded very clumsy to me when comparing the history of the two countries also in terms of gender equality.
There is much more I could criticize, but the bottom line is that it is an easy read that presents a lot of information in a very intuitive way and invites discussion of these issues. There is probably something unknown hidden for everyone.
Still, the data is presented inconsistently and is very specific. By the end, I'm still not sure if the limited view is due to the data available or the opinion the author is trying to present. As an example, I'd be really interested in what changes/laws/interventions have led to what changes in the data, but there were very few pages of change over time considered and the reasons are completely missing. Another example: a comment like "USA ... still no female president" and "Russia ... still no female president" sounded very clumsy to me when comparing the history of the two countries also in terms of gender equality.
There is much more I could criticize, but the bottom line is that it is an easy read that presents a lot of information in a very intuitive way and invites discussion of these issues. There is probably something unknown hidden for everyone.
September 6, 2011
The information supplied along with the maps are remarkable. The reader will instantly be able to see how women rate globally on issues that confront all females. The topics reach the gamut - health, domestic violence, work, contraception, families, birthrights, body politics, higher education, poverty, and women in government, feminist organizing, and many more. Even though the data is a tad dated the alarming disproportionate statistics between men and women; rich and poor; and educated and non-educated should wake you up and have you shouting for revolution.
August 30, 2014
This book was absolutely phenomenal, such a good follow up from its predecessor. I loved the fact that new sections were added because that tells me that Joni Seager listens to her critics. I personally thought this book was absolutely flawless, a real eye opener, 5 deserved stars. One kickass factual book for feminists.
May 19, 2020
I.loved.this.book. The data was presented beautifully and it's nice to see data just on women's issues. I feel like I have a better understanding of things that affect gender equity worldwide. I especially enjoyed the data showing gender equity's connection to the HIV epidemic in Africa--it validated feelings I had about the subpar training on this issue I received as a Peace Corps volunteer.
January 30, 2021
Dati alla mano, le discriminazioni non si possono negare.
January 18, 2021
Excelente libro...
Nos demuestra con datos estadísticos las brechas y desigualdades que hemos enfrentado las mujeres a lo largo de los años y los muchos desafios que debemos enfrentar para alcanzar derechos sólidos, que nos respalden, nos protegan y sobretodo nos reconozcan.
Nos demuestra con datos estadísticos las brechas y desigualdades que hemos enfrentado las mujeres a lo largo de los años y los muchos desafios que debemos enfrentar para alcanzar derechos sólidos, que nos respalden, nos protegan y sobretodo nos reconozcan.
January 30, 2022
È un libro pieno di dati, di numeri, difficile - impossibile - tenerli a mente tutti, ma ciascuno scatena una valanga di pensieri e ragionamenti.
Un libro per riflettere molto molto interessante.
Alcuni grafici potevano essere resi in maniera più diretta, altri dati riportati invece sono a mio parere "pointless", motivi per cui non merita un giudizio pieno di 5 stelle.
Un libro per riflettere molto molto interessante.
Alcuni grafici potevano essere resi in maniera più diretta, altri dati riportati invece sono a mio parere "pointless", motivi per cui non merita un giudizio pieno di 5 stelle.
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