| dc.description.abstract | This excerpt from the magazine Far Eastern Economic Review graphically captures the
multifaceted discrimination and exploitation faced by women.
Processes of political
and economic transformation that have changed the face of the world over the past
decades have had a profound impact on the lives of women. Many of these changes
have been positive. Some, however, have strengthened the bonds of subordination and
discrimination against women, restricting them from enjoyment of their economic and
social rights.
Internal conflicts and wars have led to displacement and destruction of
property and livelihoods, which place women in an ever more vulnerable position. This
excerpt from the magazine Far Eastern Economic Review graphically captures the mul
tifaceted discrimination and exploitation faced by women. Processes of political and
economic transformation that have changed the face of the world over the past decades
have had a profound impact on the lives of women. Many of these changes have been
positive.
Some, however, have strengthened the bonds of subordination and
discrimination against women, restricting them from enjoyment of their economic and
social rights.
Internal conflicts and wars have led to displacement and destruction of
property and livelihoods, which place women in an ever more vulnerable position. | en_US |
