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About the pagination of this eBook This eBook contains a multi-volume set. To navigate this eBook by page number, you will need to use the volume number and the page number, separated by punctuation or a space. Refer to the Cumulative Index and match the page reference style exactly in the Go box at the bottom of the screen. WOMEN’S LIVES AROUND THE WORLD WOMEN’S LIVES AROUND THE WORLD A Global Encyclopedia VO LU M E 1 A F R I C A A N D T H E M I D D L E E A S T Susan M. Shaw, General Editor Nancy Staton Barbour, Patti Duncan, Kryn Freehling-Burton, and Jane Nichols, Editors Copyright © 2018 by ABC-CLIO, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Shaw, Susan M. (Susan Maxine), 1960- editor. Title: Women’s lives around the world : a global encyclopedia / Susan M. Shaw, General Editor. Description: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017015976 (print) | LCCN 2017031062 (ebook) | ISBN 9781610697125 (ebook) | ISBN 9781610697118 (set) | ISBN 9781440847646 (volume 1) | ISBN 9781440847653 (volume 2) | ISBN 9781440847660 (volume 3) | ISBN 9781440847677 (volume 4) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—Encyclopedias. Classification: LCC HQ1115 (ebook) | LCC HQ1115 .W6437 2018 (print) | DDC 305.4—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017015976 ISBN: 978-1-61069-711-8 (set) 978-1-4408-4764-6 (vol. 1) 978-1-4408-4765-3 (vol. 2) 978-1-4408-4766-0 (vol. 3) 978-1-4408-4767-7 (vol. 4) EISBN: 978-1-61069-712-5 22 21 20 19 18 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available as an eBook. ABC-CLIO An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 www.abc-clio.com This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America Contents Preface, xi Introduction, xiii Volume 1: Africa and the Middle East Color inserts follow page 170. Afghanistan, 1 Algeria, 11 Bahrain, 19 Botswana, 27 Burkina Faso, 32 Central African Republic, 40 Democratic Republic of Congo, 51 Egypt, 62 Eritrea, 74 Ethiopia, 80 Ghana, 92 Iran, 102 Iraq, 114 Israel, 120 v vi Contents Ivory Coast, 127 Jordan, 135 Kenya, 148 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 163 Lebanon, 174 Lesotho, 181 Liberia, 190 Libya, 199 Malawi, 210 Mali, 219 Morocco, 226 Namibia, 234 Nigeria, 243 Palestine, 253 Republic of the Congo, 260 Republic of Yemen, 268 Rwanda, 275 Senegal, 282 Sierra Leone, 287 Somalia, 294 South Africa, 301 South Sudan, 314 Sudan, 322 Syria, 330 Tunisia, 342 United Arab Emirates, 354 Zimbabwe, 364 Index, 377 Volume 2: The Americas Color inserts follow page 182. Argentina, 1 Contents vii Bahamas, Barbados, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, 14 Belize, 27 Bermuda, 33 Bolivia, 44 Brazil, 50 Canada, 64 Cayman Islands, 79 Chile, 86 Colombia, 96 Costa Rica, 107 Cuba, 119 Dominican Republic, 130 Ecuador, 141 El Salvador, 152 French Caribbean, 164 French Guiana, 172 Greenland, 179 Guatemala, 190 Guyana, 207 Haiti, 216 Honduras, 227 Jamaica, 239 Mexico, 248 Netherlands Antilles/Dutch Caribbean, 262 Nicaragua, 271 Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), 284 Panama, 299 Paraguay, 309 Peru, 317 Puerto Rico, 328 The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, 337 Suriname, 345 viii Contents United States of America, 355 Uruguay, 373 Venezuela, 385 Index, 397 Volume 3: Asia and the Pacific Color inserts follow page 182. Australia, 1 Bangladesh, 16 Bhutan, 26 Cambodia, 37 China, 51 Guam, 67 India, 76 Indonesia, 92 Japan, 104 Kazakhstan, 116 Kyrgyzstan, 124 Laos, 133 Malaysia, 142 Maldives, 155 Melanesia, 162 Micronesia, 174 Mongolia, 183 Myanmar, 194 Nepal, 205 New Zealand, 214 North Korea, 226 Pakistan, 237 Philippines, 246 Polynesia, 258 Singapore, 269

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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
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About the pagination of this eBook This eBook contains a multi-volume set. To navigate this eBook by page number, you will need to use the volume number and the page number, separated by punctuation or a space. Refer to the Cumulative Index and match the page reference style exactly in the Go box at the bottom of the screen. WOMEN’S LIVES AROUND THE WORLD WOMEN’S LIVES AROUND THE WORLD A Global Encyclopedia VO LU M E 1 A F R I C A A N D T H E M I D D L E E A S T Susan M. Shaw, General Editor Nancy Staton Barbour, Patti Duncan, Kryn Freehling-Burton, and Jane Nichols, Editors Copyright © 2018 by ABC-CLIO, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Shaw, Susan M. (Susan Maxine), 1960- editor. Title: Women’s lives around the world : a global encyclopedia / Susan M. Shaw, General Editor. Description: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017015976 (print) | LCCN 2017031062 (ebook) | ISBN 9781610697125 (ebook) | ISBN 9781610697118 (set) | ISBN 9781440847646 (volume 1) | ISBN 9781440847653 (volume 2) | ISBN 9781440847660 (volume 3) | ISBN 9781440847677 (volume 4) Subjects: LCSH: Women—Social conditions—Encyclopedias. Classification: LCC HQ1115 (ebook) | LCC HQ1115 .W6437 2018 (print) | DDC 305.4—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017015976 ISBN: 978-1-61069-711-8 (set) 978-1-4408-4764-6 (vol. 1) 978-1-4408-4765-3 (vol. 2) 978-1-4408-4766-0 (vol. 3) 978-1-4408-4767-7 (vol. 4) EISBN: 978-1-61069-712-5 22 21 20 19 18 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available as an eBook. ABC-CLIO An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 www.abc-clio.com This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America Contents Preface, xi Introduction, xiii Volume 1: Africa and the Middle East Color inserts follow page 170. Afghanistan, 1 Algeria, 11 Bahrain, 19 Botswana, 27 Burkina Faso, 32 Central African Republic, 40 Democratic Republic of Congo, 51 Egypt, 62 Eritrea, 74 Ethiopia, 80 Ghana, 92 Iran, 102 Iraq, 114 Israel, 120 v vi Contents Ivory Coast, 127 Jordan, 135 Kenya, 148 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 163 Lebanon, 174 Lesotho, 181 Liberia, 190 Libya, 199 Malawi, 210 Mali, 219 Morocco, 226 Namibia, 234 Nigeria, 243 Palestine, 253 Republic of the Congo, 260 Republic of Yemen, 268 Rwanda, 275 Senegal, 282 Sierra Leone, 287 Somalia, 294 South Africa, 301 South Sudan, 314 Sudan, 322 Syria, 330 Tunisia, 342 United Arab Emirates, 354 Zimbabwe, 364 Index, 377 Volume 2: The Americas Color inserts follow page 182. Argentina, 1 Contents vii Bahamas, Barbados, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, 14 Belize, 27 Bermuda, 33 Bolivia, 44 Brazil, 50 Canada, 64 Cayman Islands, 79 Chile, 86 Colombia, 96 Costa Rica, 107 Cuba, 119 Dominican Republic, 130 Ecuador, 141 El Salvador, 152 French Caribbean, 164 French Guiana, 172 Greenland, 179 Guatemala, 190 Guyana, 207 Haiti, 216 Honduras, 227 Jamaica, 239 Mexico, 248 Netherlands Antilles/Dutch Caribbean, 262 Nicaragua, 271 Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), 284 Panama, 299 Paraguay, 309 Peru, 317 Puerto Rico, 328 The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, 337 Suriname, 345 viii Contents United States of America, 355 Uruguay, 373 Venezuela, 385 Index, 397 Volume 3: Asia and the Pacific Color inserts follow page 182. Australia, 1 Bangladesh, 16 Bhutan, 26 Cambodia, 37 China, 51 Guam, 67 India, 76 Indonesia, 92 Japan, 104 Kazakhstan, 116 Kyrgyzstan, 124 Laos, 133 Malaysia, 142 Maldives, 155 Melanesia, 162 Micronesia, 174 Mongolia, 183 Myanmar, 194 Nepal, 205 New Zealand, 214 North Korea, 226 Pakistan, 237 Philippines, 246 Polynesia, 258 Singapore, 269

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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
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