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Rwandan Women Rising (Hardcover)
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Rwandan Women Rising (Hardcover)
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In the spring of 1994, the tiny African nation of Rwanda was ripped
apart by a genocide that left nearly a million dead. Neighbors
attacked neighbors. Family members turned against their own. After
the violence subsided, Rwanda's women-drawn by the necessity of
protecting their families-carved out unlikely new roles for
themselves as visionary pioneers creating stability and
reconciliation in genocide's wake. Today, 64 percent of the seats
in Rwanda's elected house of Parliament are held by women, a number
unrivaled by any other nation. While news of the Rwandan genocide
reached all corners of the globe, the nation's recovery and the key
role of women are less well known. In Rwandan Women Rising, Swanee
Hunt shares the stories of some seventy women-heralded activists
and unsung heroes alike-who overcame unfathomable brutality,
unrecoverable loss, and unending challenges to rebuild Rwandan
society. Hunt, who has worked with women leaders in sixty countries
for over two decades, points out that Rwandan women did not seek
the limelight or set out to build a movement; rather, they
organized around common problems such as health care, housing, and
poverty to serve the greater good. Their victories were usually in
groups and wide ranging, addressing issues such as rape, equality
in marriage, female entrepreneurship, reproductive rights,
education for girls, and mental health. These women's
accomplishments provide important lessons for policy makers and
activists who are working toward equality elsewhere in Africa and
other postconflict societies. Their stories, told in their own
words via interviews woven throughout the book, demonstrate that
the best way to reduce suffering and to prevent and end conflicts
is to elevate the status of women throughout the world.
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