THE DOCUMENT CONTAINS A LIST OF FACTOIDS, READINGS …



THE DOCUMENT CONTAINS A LIST OF FACTOIDS, READINGS AND FILMS TO BE UPLOADED FOR MARCH IN THE RESOURCES SECTION.

FACTIODS

ON MOTHERHOOD

1. In the United Kingdom, twice as many young women were childfree in the year 2000 as in the 1950s (SOURCE: Ralph Fevre, The Guardian, Manchester, March 26, 2001)

2. In the US, 82% of women ages 40-44 are mothers. This compares to 90% in 1976. (SOURCE: US Census Bureau)

3. As of September 2004: Every minute, a woman dies from complications of pregnancy and childbirth somewhere in the world—at least 530,000 deaths per year. (SOURCE: Saving Women’s Lives – 2015 Countdown – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All)

4. 99 percent of maternal deaths occur in the developing world. (SOURCE: Saving Women’s Lives – 2015 Countdown – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All)

5. In sub-Saharan Africa, one woman in 16 dies from pregnancy or childbirth, but only one in 4,000 dies in Western Europe. (SOURCE: Saving Women’s Lives – 2015 Countdown – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All)

6.Through education and health initiatives, Tunisia reduced its maternal mortality rate by 80 percent in 23 years. (SOURCE: Saving Women’s Lives – 2015 Countdown – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All)

7. Through education and health initiatives, Sri Lanka reduced its maternal mortality rate from more than 1,500 per 100,000 live births in the 1960s to 30 today. (SOURCE: Saving Women’s Lives – 2015 Countdown – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All)

8. Of the estimated 529,000 maternal deaths in 2000, 95 per cent occurred in Africa and Asia, 4 per cent occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean, and less than one per cent occurred in the more developed regions of the world. (SOURCE: From UNFPA Population Issues: Making Motherhood safer, )

9. All women – rich or poor – face a 15 per cent risk of delivery complications. .(Source: UNFPA. 2004. Investing in People: National Progess in Implementing the ICP Programme of Action . NY: UN.)

10. The majority of maternal deaths are preventable through: family planning to reduce unintended pregnancies, skilled attendance at all deliveries, and timely emergency obstetric care in all cases where complications arise. (SOURCE: UNFPA reproductive health fact sheet, )

11. In industrialized countries, maternal deaths are rare because women have access to life saving care. (SOURCE: UNFPA reproductive health fact sheet, )

12. In the West and in the former Soviet Union, births outside formal marriage have become more common. (SOURCE: The World’s Women 2000: Trends and Statistics (New york :United Nations, 2000) p.36)

13. In Bulgaria in 1990, 12 percent of births were to unwed mothers. From 1994 to 1998, 30 percent were. . (SOURCE: The World’s Women 2000: Trends and Statistics (New york :United Nations, 2000) p.36)

14. In Norway in 1990, 39 percent of births were to unwed mothers, and by 1994, 49 percent were. (SOURCE: The World’s Women 2000: Trends and Statistics (New york :United Nations, 2000) p.36)

15. In almost all Western and former Soviet countries, the birth rate is now below the replacement level. (SOURCE: The World’s Women 2000: Trends and Statistics (New york :United Nations, 2000) p.35)

16. In the 1980’s, when researchers asked young women in Peru how many children they wanted to have, the average answer was 3.8. Just one decade later, in the 1990’s, that number dropped to 2.5. (SOURCE: The World’s Women 2000: Trends and Statistics (New york :United Nations, 2000) p.31)

17. In the 1980’s in Egypt, women desired 4.1 children, but by the 1990’s they desired only 2.9. (SOURCE: The World’s Women 2000: Trends and Statistics (New york :United Nations, 2000) p.31)

18. 20% of the global population of women lives in China.(SOURCE: Amnesty International’s Making Violence Against Women Count. Facts and Figures, )

19. Yemen has the highest childbirth rate per woman in the world - 7.6. (SOURCE: E, Joni Seager, 2003. Amnesty International’s Making Violence Against Women Count. Facts and Figures, )

20. Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Italy, Romania and Spain have the lowest average number of childbirths per woman - 1.2. (SOURCE: E, Joni Seager, 2003. Amnesty International’s Making Violence Against Women Count. Facts and Figures, )

21. African women are 175 times more likely to die in childbirth and pregnancy than Westerners. (SOURCE: UNICEF, WHO and UN Population Fund report 2003)

22. In Ethiopia, women’s attendance at family planning clinics rose by 26% when the requirement for spousal consent was dropped. (SOURCE: E, L Heise, M Ellsberg, M Gottenmoeller, 1999)

23. In 2000 the average American woman having her first baby was almost 25 years old. In 1970 the average age was 21.4 years for a first birth. (SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics – 2002.)

24. Comparing international patterns, the report points to an increase in the average age at first birth in most of the developed countries; averages in 2000 ranged from 24 in the Slovak Republic to 29 in Switzerland. (SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics – 2002.)

25. In Japan, the average age at first birth rose from 25.6 in 1970 to 28.6 in 2003.(SOURCE: Statistics Bureau: Statistical Handbook of Japan)

26. In Estonia, the average age at first birth rose from 22.9 in 1990 to 23.6 in 1998.(SOURCE: Population Reference Bureau)

27. Each year, some 20 million unsafe abortions are performed, killing nearly 78,000 women and disabling hundreds of thousands more.(SOURCE: Saving Women’s Lives – 2015 Countdown – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All)

28. And across the developing world, girls who complete primary school tend to marry four years later and have on average two fewer children, UN surveys show.

SELF

1. In A 10 country Global Report, only nine percent of women surveyed felt comfortable describing themselves as attractive. (SOURCE: ).

2. In A 10 country Global Report, only 13 percent of women surveyed say they are very satisfied with their beauty. (SOURCE: ).

3. A 10 country Global Report found that women in Japan have the highest levels of dissatisfaction with their beauty, at 59 percent – followed by Brazil (37%) and the United Kingdom (36%).(SOURCE: ).

4. People in the United States spend over $40 billion on dieting and diet related products each year. (SOURCE: Women Issues, )

5. The popular idea that eating disorders are mainly a problem among the wealthy has been disproven by several studies. In recent years it has been found that eating disorders are now also occurring among women in lower socio-economic status groups. (SOURCE: Pate, Pumariega, Hester & Garner,1992; Rosen et al., 1988; Root, 1990, Story et al., 1995. About-Face facts on socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and the thin ideal Compiled by Liz Dittrich, Ph.D. ()

6. The global cosmetics and toiletries market was valued at $201 billion in 2003. (SOURCE: Imogen Matthews, Review of In-Cosmetics Industry Trends Presentations, 2004, www,page.cfm/link=23)

7. Together, the United States and Japan represent a third of the worldwide sales in cosmetics and toiletries. (SOURCE: Imogen Matthews, Review of In-Cosmetics Industry Trends Presentations, 2004, www,page.cfm/link=23)

8. Latin America holds a significant share of the global cosmetic market, comprising 9.3 per cent of worldwide sales. (SOURCE: Imogen Matthews, Review of In-Cosmetics Industry Trends Presentations, 2004, www,page.cfm/link=23)

9. According to estimates from the China Association of Fragrance, Flavor and Cosmetics Industry (CAFFCI), sales revenues in cosmetics are expected to reach 300 billion Yuan (US$ 36.2 billion) by 2010. (SOURCE: The China Daily, )

10. One to three hours of exercise a week over a woman's reproductive lifetime may bring a 20-30% reduction in the risk of breast cancer. Four or more hours per week can reduce the risk almost 60%. (SOURCE: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1994)

11. Since young people must meet ever-higher criteria (including more schooling) in order to become successful adults, the beginning of 'adulthood' has shifted -- from 12 to 16 years of age in rural India, for example, and from 22 to 26 years of age in post-industrial societies like the USA. (SOURCE: The changing face of adolescence” – Based on the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) study group on the changing nature of adolescence in the 21st Century. This interdisciplinary SRA work was supported by the W.T. Grant Foundation, the Johann Jacobs Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and has lead to publication of three volume. This newsletter briefly cited one, 'The Changing adolescent experience: Societal trends and the transition to adulthood', edited by Jeylan Mortimer and Reed Larson (Cambridge University Press) -- this is now published and provides some interesting perspectives on how we define the period of adolescence, youth and emerging adulthood. Youth Field Xpress, n.90, February 2004)

12. The U.S. total economic impact of professional indoor tanning salons equates to $5 billion annually. (Source: Looking Fit, Up Close the State of the Industry’05, )

13. According to a research conducted by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC), 68 per cent of users of fairness cream in India are men. (Source: Info Exchange, New Age men get soft and silky, )

14. In the first half of 2005, fairness soaps entered the top 10 product categories in Indian television advertising expenditure. (Source: Media, Advertising, Marketing watch, )

HEALTH

1. Nearly half of all people living with HIV are female, but as the epidemic worsens, the share of infected women and girls is growing. (SOURCE: UNFPA reproductive health fact sheet ()

2. Of the 17 million women between the ages of 15 and 49 are living with HIV, 98 per cent live in developing countries. .(Source: UNAIDS, UNFPA & UNIFEM. 2004. Women & HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis. UNAIDS.)

3. More than three–quarters (77 per cent) of all women living with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Source: UNAIDS, UNFPA & UNIFEM. 2004. Women & HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis. UNAIDS.)

4. In the worst- affected countries of Africa, recent national surveys show as many as three young women living with HIV for every young man. (SOURCE: Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Statistics Division. Progress Towards Achieving the MDGs. Available at: .)

5. In 2002 in the Russian Federation, 33 per cent of newly diagnosed infections were among women, compared to 24 per cent a year earlier. .(Source: UNAIDS, UNFPA & UNIFEM. 2004. Women & HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis. UNAIDS.)

6. In the Caribbean, young women are 2.5 times more likely to be infected than young men. (SOURCE: UNFPA reproductive health fact sheet ()

7. In North America, where the general availability of antiretroviral therapy would suggest that the epidemic is largely under control, women's prevalence rates jumped 5 per cent between 2001 and 2003, which is the largest increase among women in any region of the world. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2003. “Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS Among US Women: Minority and Young Women at Conintuning Risk.” Atlanta , GA. Available at hiv/pubs/facts/women.htm.)

8. 55% of the 16,000 new HIV infections occurring daily are women. . (SOURCE: UNIFEM, )

9. Over 60% of HIV-positive youth between the ages of 15-24 are women. (SOURCE: UNFPA, )

10. AIDS now ranks as one of the leading causes of death among women aged 20 to 40 in several cities in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and North America. (SOURCE: A, UNAIDS, 2001)

11. Three million people died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2003. (SOURCE: A, UNAIDS, 2003)

12. In 2003 the HIV/AIDS pandemic claimed 3 million lives and left another 5 million people infected. (SOURCE: From the Human development Report 2005)

13. A 2004 World Health Organization report estimated the cost of interpersonal violence in the U.S. (excluding war related costs) at $300 billion a year. [SOURCE: The Economic Dimensions of Interpersonal Violence, World Health Organization, 2004]

14. Domestic Violence is the single greatest cause of injury to women. [SOURCE: Journal of Amer. Med. Assoc.]

15. The health-related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking and homicide committed by intimate partners exceed $5.8 billion each year. (SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States, April 2003.)

16. Violence kills and disables as many women between the ages of 15 and 44 as cancer. .(SOURCE: UN Millennium Project 2005a, pp. 15 and 110.)

17. In Chile, domestic violence cost women $1.56 billion in lost earnings in 1996, more than 2 per cent of the country’s GDP. (SOURCE: Morrison, A. R., and M. B. Orlando. 1999. “Social and Economic Costs of Domestic Violence: Chile and Nicaragua.” Ch. 3 in: Morrison, A., and L. Biehl (eds). 1999. Too Close to Home: Domestic Violence in Latin America. Washington, D.C.: Inter- American Development Bank. Cited in: UN Millennium Project 2005a.)

18. In India, one survey showed women lost an average of seven working days after an incident of violence. (SOURCE: International Center for Research on Women. 2000. A Summary Report for a Multi-Site Household Survey. Domestic Violence in India. No. 3. Washington, D.C.: International Center for Research on Women. Cited in: UN Millennium Project 2005a, p. 115.)

19. Domestic violence constitutes the single biggest health risk to Australian women of reproductive age, resulting in economic losses of about $6.3 billion a year. (SOURCE: Australian Government. 2004. The Cost of Domestic Violence to the Australian Economy: Part I. Report prepared by Access Economics Pty. for the Office of Women, Commonwealth of Australia; and Phillips, J., and M. Park. 6 December 2004. “Measuring Violence against Women: A Review of the Literature and Statistics.” Canberra, Australia: Parliament of Australia. Online E-Brief. Web site: .au/library/intguide/SP/ViolenceAgainstWomen.htm, last accessed 27 June 2005)In the United States, the figure adds up to some $12.6 billion annually.(10 10. Waters, H., et al. 2004. The Economic Dimensions of Interpersonal Violence. Geneva: Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention, WHO)

20. In Latin America and the Caribbean, where most countries have passed laws on domestic violence, an analysis of ministry budget lines reveals insufficient funding to implement them properly.(SOURCE: Luciano, D., S. Esim, and N. Duvvury. 2003. “How to Make the Law Work: Budgetary Implications of Domestic Violence Laws in Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean.” Paper presented at “Women Working to Make a Difference,” Seventh International Women’s Policy Research Conference, Washington, D.C., 22-24 June 2003.)

21. On average, the poorest women are four times less likely to use contraception than the wealthiest. In some countries, the rate is 12 times lower. (SOURCE: UNFPA reproductive health fact sheet, )

22. Same-sex acts are punishable by death in nine countries around the world. (SOURCE: E, Joni Seager, 2003)

23. The World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its classification list of diseases as late as 1991. (SOURCE: E, Joni Seager, 2003)

24. 70 countries entered the 21st century with laws prohibiting same-sex relations. (SOURCE: Amnesty International 2001)

25. In Europe and Central Asia same-sex partnerships are legally recognized in the Denmark, France, Hungary, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden.) (SOURCE: paper on Global Gender gaps from the Pew Global Attitudes Project (

RELATIONSHIPS

1. As of 2000, 27 million American households consist of a person living alone, compared to 25 million households with a husband, wife, and child. (SOURCE: Hobbs, Frank. "Examining American Household Composition: 1990 and 2000." U.S. Census Bureau, 2005.)

2. More than one in four American households consist of an adult living alone (25.8%).(SOURCE: Hobbs, Frank. "Examining American Household Composition: 1990 and 2000." U.S. Census Bureau, 2005.)

3. The average American spends the majority of his or her life unmarried. (SOURCE: Kreider, Rose and Fields, Jason (2002). "Number, Timing, and Duration of Marriages and Divorces: 1996." Current Population Reports )

4. Percentage of Americans who are unmarried by year:

1970—36%. 1980—39%. 1990—41%. 2000—44%. .(SOURCE: "Marital Status of the Population 15 Years Old and Over, by Sex and Race: 1950 to Present," U.S. Census Bureau, 2001)

5. The median age at first marriage for men in the United States by year:

1900: 25.9 years old

2000: 26.8 years old

(SOURCE: - Age data from the U. S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports (2000), "Estimated Age at First Marriage")

6. The median age at first marriage for men in the United States by year:

1930: 24.3 years old

1960: 22.8 years old

(SOURCE: - Age data from the U. S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports (2000), "Estimated Age at First Marriage")

7. The median age at first marriage for women in the United States by year:

1900: 21.9 years old

2000: 25.1 years old

(SOURCE: - Age data from the U. S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports (2000), "Estimated Age at First Marriage")

8. Globally, the average age of women at first marriage in 1970 was 21.4. By 2000 it had risen to 25.5. (SOURCE: UNFPA – State of the World Population in 2004.)

9. 82 million girls in developing countries who are now between ages 10 and 17 will be married before their 18th birthday. (SOURCE: UNFPA – State of the World Population in 2004.)

10. The median age of Indian women at the time of their first marriage is just under 19, while for men it is just over 23. (SOURCE: )

11. Nearly 44 percent of women in India between the ages of 15 and 19 are married. In Jamaica, less than 1 percent of women between these ages are married. (SOURCE: )

12. In Jamaica, men and women marry much later in life than in the rest of the world. The median age of first marriage for both Jamaican women and men is 31. (SOURCE: )

13. In Cuba, the annual marriage rate is 15 new marriages for every 1,000 people. In South Africa, only 3 new marriages take place each year for every 1,000 people. (SOURCE: )

14. Many countries in Western Europe share an annual rate of marriage of roughly 5 for every 1,000 people. (SOURCE: )

15. In France, Germany, Austria, and Italy approximately 2 divorces take place annually for every 1,000 people. (SOURCE: )

16. In Spain, the divorce rate is 0.6 divorces per year out of every 1,000 people. This is lower than most of Western Europe. (SOURCE: )

17. Estonia, Ukraine, and Belarus each have an annual rate of about 4 divorces for every 1,000 people—compared to an average of 2 per 1,000 in parts of Western Europe. (SOURCE: )

18. Household size has fallen to an average of 3.7 persons in East Asia, 4.9 in Southeast Asia, to 4.1 in the Caribbean, 5.7 in North Africa and to 2.8 in developed regions. (SOURCE: UN Division for Social Policy and Development: Four Trends Affecting Families Worldwide, 2003)

19. Current fertility rates are 1.57 children per woman in developed regions, 3.1 in less developed countries and 5.47 in least developed countries. .(SOURCE: UN Division for Social Policy and Development: Four Trends Affecting Families Worldwide, 2003)

20. In the United States 81 % of women have been married by their early 30s. (Source: Book of Ages30 by Josh Albertson, Lockhart Steele and Jonathan Van Gieson)

21. In the United States 71% of men have been married by their early 30s. (Source: Book of Ages30 by Josh Albertson, Lockhart Steele and Jonathan Van Gieson)

22. US News reports that free online dating services have doubled every year since they started in 1998 with sites like “.” (SOURCE: Fox News, MSNBC, Jupiter, Yahoo News, Wired Magazine)

23. In 2006, it is estimated that 27.4 million will view online personals and 5.2 million will pay for ads. (SOURCE: Fox News, MSNBC, Jupiter, Yahoo News, Wired Magazine)

24. Consumers spent $302 million on paid personals and dating in 2002. (SOURCE: Fox News, MSNBC, Jupiter, Yahoo News, Wired Magazine)

25. Online dating sites attract about 20% of the Internet population. (SOURCE: Fox News, MSNBC, Jupiter, Yahoo News, Wired Magazine)

26. Revenues at online dating sites rose by 500 percent in the first quarter of this year. (SOURCE: Fox News, MSNBC, Jupiter, Yahoo News, Wired Magazine)

27.According to an Internet Dating Conference held in Hong Kong in 2005, East Asia is going to be the largest market for online dating over the next ten years. (SOURCE: IDC - Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc)

28. In a recent survey, 41% of Canadian respondents said that the way someone carries himself is the most effective physical charm used to seduce. (SOURCE: Harlequin 2004 Romance Report – “The Art of Seduction”)

29. In a recent survey, 24% of German respondents said that an infectious laugh is the most effective charm for seduction. (SOURCE: Harlequin 2004 Romance Report – “The Art of Seduction”)

30. In a recent survey, 23% of Hungarian respondents said that the way a person is dressed is the most important charm to attract attention from a potential mate. (SOURCE: Harlequin 2004 Romance Report – “The Art of Seduction”)

31. In a recent survey, only 15% of Canadians respondents said that they found money/wealth to be a seductive attribute potential partners. (SOURCE: Harlequin 2004 Romance Report – “The Art of Seduction”)

32. In a recent survey, 51% of Japanese respondents found money to be the most seductive attribute in a potential partner. (SOURCE: Harlequin 2004 Romance Report – “The Art of Seduction”)

33. 700,000-2,000,000 people, mostly women and children, are trafficked across international borders each year for forced labor and sex. (SOURCE: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health – Outlook, “Violence Against Women,” 2002.)

34. Some two million children, mostly girls, are believed to be sex slaves in the multibillion-dollar commercial sex industry. (SOURCE: United States Department of State. 2004. Trafficking in Persons Report: June 2004. Publication No. 1150. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of State.)

35. 700,000 people are trafficked each year for sexual exploitation. (UN Secretary General, 25 November 2003)

36. The annual profit of trafficking women is estimated at $5-$7 billion. (A, UNIFEM 2002).

37. In Africa at least 50,000 women and children were trafficked out of the region each year in both 2001 and 2002. (SOUCE: E, Joni Seager, 2003)

38. At least 100,000 women and children were trafficked out of Latin America and the Caribbean each year in both 2001 and 2002. (SOURCE: E, Joni Seager, 2003)

39. In Colombia up to 50,000 women are being trafficked annually out of the country. (SOURCE: A, UNIFEM 2002)

40. 50,000 women and children are trafficked to the U.S. each year, primarily from Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. (SOURCE: Government estimates, ARIAT, Country Plan of the United States, 1999). (B, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, 2001)

41. More than 200 mail order bride sites are in the United States, with earnings for some estimated as high as $2 million a year, although other operators cite a much lower figure. (SOURCE: New York Times Online, “Ordering Brides on the Web,” June 2000)

42. Estimates on how many U.S. men marry mail order brides per year vary from 3,500 to 10,000. (SOURCE: Narayan, Uma. “Male-Order Brides: Immigrant Women, Domestic Violence and Immigration Law.” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. Jan 31 1995: p. 104)

READING LIST

Relationships

Same-sex marriage & glbt relationships

1. Unmarried to Each Other: The Essential Guide to Living Together as an Unmarried Couple, by Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller (2002).

2. Same-Sex Marriage: Pro and Con, edited by Andrew Sullivan (1997)

3. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Interacial marriages

4. Mixed Matches: How to Create Successful Interracial, Interethnic, and Interfaith Relationships by Crohn, Joel. 1995. Fawcett Books.

5. Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption by Kennedy, Randall. 2003. New York: Pantheon Books.

6. On a Bed of Rice: An Asian American Erotic Feast by Kudaka, Geraldine. 1995. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.

7. Joining Hands and Hearts: Interfaith, Intercultural Wedding Celebrations -- A Practical Guide for Couples by Macomb, Susanna Stefanachi. 2002. Atria Books.

8. Interracial Intimacy: The Regulation of Race and Romance by Moran, Rachel F. 2001.Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

9. Just Don't Marry One: Interracial Dating, Marriage, and Parenting by Yancey, George A. and Sherelyn Whittum Yancey (Eds.). 2003. Judson Press.

Marriage

10. Culture and Customs of Kenya (Culture and Customs of Africa) by Neal Sobania

11. Nomads of Niger by Carol Beckwith, Angela Fisher

12. African Ceremonies by Carol Beckwith, Angela Fisher

13. Opposite Sides of the Bed: A Lively Guide to the Differences Between Women and Men by Cris Evatt

14. Men, Women and Relationships : Making Peace with the Opposite Sex by John Gray

15. We Have to Talk: Healing Dialogues Between Men and Women by Samuel Shem, Janet Surrey

16. Should I Get Married? by M. Blaine Smith

Arranged marriage

17. (Un) arranged Marriage by Bali Rai

18. Brick Lane by Monica Ali

19. Arranged Marriage by Chitra Bannerjee Divruka

20. Without Mercy by Miriam Ali

21. Sold by Zana Muhsen

Mail order Brides

22. Mail Order Bride by Mark Kalesniko

23. Confessions of a Mail Order Bride: American Life Through Thai Eyes by Wanwadee Larsen

24. Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and "Mail-Order" Marriages by Nicole Constable

25. Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and "Mail Order" Marriages by Constable, Nicole. 2003. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Mothers, daughters, sisters

26. Teta, Mother and Me : An Arab Woman's Memoir by Jean Said Makdisi

27. Mother of My Mother: The Intimate Bond Between Generations by Hope Edelman

28. Women and Art in South Africa by Marion Arnold

29. Dear Mom: Women's Letters of Love, Loss, and Longing by Deborah Berger

30. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

31. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

32. Grand Mothers : Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories About The Keepers Of Our Traditions by Nikki Giovanni

Friendship

33. The Friendships of Women by Dee Brestin

34. I Know Just What You Mean: The Power of Friendship in Women's Lives by Ellen Goodman, Patricia O'Brien

Shariah

35. Islamic Law: Theory & Interpretation by Michael Mumisa

On Love and Sexuality

36. On Love by Alain de Botton

37. Enchanted Love: The Mystical Power Of Intimate Relationships by Marianne Williamson

38. Hugs for Women on the Go: Stories, Sayings, and Scriptures to Encourage and Inspire by Leann Weiss, Stephanie Howard

39. Did you hear about the girl who...?: Contemporary legends, folklore, and human sexuality. By Whatley, M.H. & Henken, E.R. New York University Press, 2001.

40. Sexuality Today: The Human Perspective by Gary F. Kelly

41. Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society by Michael S. Kimmel, Rebecca F. Plante

42. Women and Sexuality in China: Dominant Discourses of Female Sexuality and Gender Since 1949 by Harriet Evans

43. Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America by D'Emilio, John and Estelle B. Freedman. 1997. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Self

On Beauty

44. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Female Beauty Are Used Against Women by Naomi Wolf

45. Our Bodies, Ourselves by the Boston Women’s Health Collective

46. The Truth About Body and Beauty by Kaz Cooke

47. Bodylove: Learning to Like Our Looks--And Ourselves by Rita Freedman

48. Facing the Mirror; Older Women and Beauty Shop Culture by Frida Furman

49. Sapphires and Other Precious Jewels : Discover and Celebrate the Beauty of Women of African Descent by Terri Mcfaddin

50. Venus Envy: A History of Cosmetic Surgery by Elizabeth Haiken

51. I Knew a Woman: The Experience of the Female Body by Cortney Davis

52. In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You by Shari Graydon

53. Gender and Space :Femininity, Sexualization and the Female Body by Seemanthini Niranjana

54. Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality by Anne Fausto-Sterling

55. Women, art, and power: And other essays (Icon editions) by Linda Nochlin

56. The Fear of the Feminine by Erich Neumann

57. Feminism and Contemporary Art; The Revolutionary Power of Women's Laughter (Re Visions : Critical Studies in the History and Theory of Art) by Jo Anna Isaak

Status of women

58. The Social and Legal Status of Women: A Global Perspective by Winnie Hazou

59. Ana's Land: Sisterhood in Eastern Europe (Women in Central & Eastern Europe) by Tanya Renne

Turning 30

60. Turning 30 : How to Get the Life You Really Want by Sheila Panchal, Ellen Jackson

Health

61. Women and Health: Power, Technology, Inequality and Conflict in a Gendered World by Kathryn Strother Ratcliff

62. Global Prescriptions : Gendering Health and Human Rights by Rosalind Pollack Petchesky

63. First Steps in Vesico Vaginal Fistula Repair by B. Hancock

64. Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in Modern America by Judith A. Houck, Harvard University Press, forthcoming 2006

65. Battling the Beast Within : Success in Living with Adversity by David T. Williams

Violence

66. I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape by Robin Warshaw

67. Sites of Violence : Gender and Conflict Zones by Wenona Giles

68. A Woman Like You: The Face of Domestic Violence (New Leaf Series) by Vera Anderson

69. For Every Black Eye by C. F. Hawthorne

70. Issues in Intimate Violence by Raquel Kennedy Bergen

HIV/AIDS

71. Troubling the Angels: Women Living With HIV/AIDS by Patricia Ann Lather, Chris Smithies

72. The Hope Factor: Engaging the Church in the HIV/AIDS Crisis by Tetsunao Yamamori

73. HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention in India: Modeling the Costs and Consequences by World Bank

74. Committing to Results: Improving the Effectiveness of HIV/AIDS Assistance (Operations Evaluation Studies) by Martha Ainsworth, Denise A. Vaillancourt, Judith Hahn Gaubatz

75. Local Women Global Science: Fighting AIDS in Kenya by Karen M. Booth

76. Endangered Relations: Negotiating Sex and AIDS in Thailand by Chris Lyttleton

77. HIV/AIDS in Latin American Countries: An Assessment of National Capacity (Health, Nutrition and Population Series) by Anabela Abreu, Isabel Noguer (Editor), Karen Cowgill (Editor), Anabela Garcia-Abreu (Editor)

Motherhood

78. The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued by Ann Crittenden

79. The Mommy Myth : The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined All Women by Susan Douglas, Meredith Michaels

80. The Mask of Motherhood: How Becoming a Mother Changes Our Lives and Why We Never Talk About It by Susan Maushart

81. Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety by Judith Warner

82. Mommy Guilt: Learn To Worry Less, Focus On What Matters Most, And Raise Happier Kids by Julie Bort, Aviva Pflock, Devra Renner

83. Journey into Motherhood: Inspirational Stories of Natural Birth by Sheri L. Menelli

84. Misconceptions : Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood

by Naomi Wolf

85. Myths of Motherhood: How Culture Reinvents the Good Mother by Shari Thurer

86. With Child : Wisdom and Traditions for Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood by Deborah Jackson

87. Not Your Mother's Life: Changing the Rules of Work, Love, and Family by Joan K. Peters

88. Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood by George Grant

89. The Pregnant Body by Dorothy Gliksman

90. Mother and Child : Visions of Parenting from Indigenous Cultures by Jan Reynolds

91. Midwives' Tales: Stories Of Traditional And Professional Birthing In Samoa by Fulisia Aiavao, Jennifer Fenwick, Kaisarina Tooloa Papua, Lesley Barclay (Editor)

92. The Question of David: A Disabled Mother's Journey Through Adoption, Family, and Life by Denise Sherer Jacobson

FILM LIST

Relationships

Mail order brides

1. Filipina Dreamgirls directed by Les Blair

2. Birthday Girl directed by Jez Butterworth

3. A Foreign Affair directed by Helmut Schleppi

Arranged marriages

4. East is East directed by Damien O’Donell

5. Monsoon Wedding directed by Mira Nair

6. Women from the lake of scented souls (Xian hun nu) directed by Fei Xie China

Love

7. A Single Girl (La Fille Seule) directed by Benoit Jacquot France

Mothers, daughters, sisters

8. The Virgin Suicides directed by Sofia Coppola

9. In My Country directed by John Boorman

10. Joy Luck Club directed by Wayne Wang

11. Die Bleierne Zeit (Marianne and Julianne) directed by Margarethe von Trotta

12. Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood directed by Callie Khouri

13. Marion Bridge directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld,

Same-sex relationships

14. Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives directed by Lynne Fernie Aerlyn Weissman Canada

15. My Summer of Love directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

16. Saving Face directed by Alice Wu

Dating, Courtship

17. Eat, Drink, Man, Woman directed by Ang Lee

Self

18. Real Women Have Curves directed by Patricia Cardosa

[pic]Status of women

19. Osama directed by Siddique Barmak

20. Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light District directed by Zana Briski

Motherhood

21. Raising Helen directed by Garry Marshall

Health

22. Aids-Trilogie: Schweigen = Tod – Die Kuenstler in New York kaempfen gegen AIDS (Silence = Death) directed by Rosa von Praunheim

23. Pandemic: Facing AIDS directed by Rory Kennedy

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