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GID -- Anne Firth Murray: From Outrage to Courage

Date:
Monday, May 04, 2009
Time:
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Event Type:
Speaker
Organizer/Author:
Linda Alepin
Email:
Phone:
408-551-1831
Location Details:
California Mission Room, Benson Center, Santa Clara Univ.
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050

http://www.scu.edu

From Outrage to Courage
Women Taking Action for Health and Justice

"Anne Firth Murray's new book is three things at once: a catalogue of abuses, an analysis of their causes and consequences, and a chronicle of courage under fire." From the Foreword by Paul Farmer.

Anne herself says, "I describe this outrage, the darkness of persistent poverty and the low status of women, and the scandalous injustices that ravage the health of poor women in many poorer countries. Yet there is another side to this story. Change is possible, brought on by the courage of women to shine a light in the darkness and take action. These efforts are represented here by the poetry of women and the work of women's groups."

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. Looking at how gender inequality affects basic nutrition, Murray makes clear the issues are political more than they are medical.

In an inspiring look, From Outrage to Courage shows how women are organizing the world over. Women's courage to transform their situations and communities provides inspiration and models for change. From China to India, from Indonesia to Kenya, Anne Firth Murray takes readers on a whirlwind tour of devastation-and resistance.

Anne Firth Murray, is the Founding President of the Global Fund for Women and a Consulting Professor at Stanford University. She is the author of the highly acclaimed PARADIGM FOUND: Leading and Managing for Positive Change.
Added to the calendar on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 4:57PM
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