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In the highly acclaimed bestselling A Call to Action, President Jimmy Carter addresses the world’s most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: the ongoing discrimination and violence against women and girls.
President Carter was encouraged to write this book by a wide coalition of leaders of all faiths. His urgent report covers a system of discrimination that extends to every nation. Women are deprived of equal opportunity in wealthier nations and “owned” by men in others, forced to suffer servitude, child marriage, and genital cutting. The most vulnerable and their children are trapped in war and violence.
A Call to Action addresses the suffering inflicted upon women by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare. Key verses are often omitted or quoted out of context by male religious leaders to exalt the status of men and exclude women. And in nations that accept or even glorify violence, this perceived inequality becomes the basis for abuse.
Carter draws upon his own experiences and the testimony of courageous women from all regions and all major religions to demonstrate that women around the world, more than half of all human beings, are being denied equal rights. This is an informed and passionate charge about a devastating effect on economic prosperity and unconscionable human suffering. It affects us all.
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“Former U.S. president Carter hereresponds to a pervasive denial of equal rights to women, which he believescauses tangible harm to both sexes. He writes that many manifestations ofgender discrimination result from incorrect interpretations of religious textsto justify a belief that men and boys are superior to women and girls. Cartermethodically identifies the many ways in which women suffer discrimination andviolence, providing specific examples from around the world…Many of thenarratives conclude with information about successful programs or dedicatedleaders who offer solutions to the problems described. Verdict: Women’s studiesscholars and readers interested in international human rights may find theseaccounts of discrimination and abuse disturbing but should be challenged torespond to Carter’s call for action.”
— Library Journal
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“A tour de force of the global abuse and manipulation of women, including statistics that will stun most readers with details that cannot be ignored…The scope of the material is astounding…A Call to Action should not only be required reading in America but should also serve as the template for a complete reinterpretation of the religious views behind our treatment of each other, to discover what he claims is the true meaning behind the miracle of creation.”
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“A Call to Action reinforces [Carter’s] dedication to wiping out injustice—and his ability to move others to join his cause.”
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“The former president and indefatigable humanitarian writes again, this time linking worldly woes that ‘fall disproportionately on women and girls’…Carter’s long list of solutions is commonsensical, if sure to tick off the patriarchy.”
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“Carter’s narration in his signature Georgia drawl is slightly indistinct, which can make it a bit difficult to understand at times, but hearing his ideas in his own voice gives an additional dimension and authority to the work. Carter touches on discriminatory practices that have subjugated women, violence and abuse directed at women, and how religious texts are used to legitimize practices that keep women on a level unequal to that of men. His timely call for equal rights and opportunity for women is sure to raise consciousness on this global issue.”
— AudioFile
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A New York Times bestseller
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A #1 Washington Post bestseller
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An NPR bestseller
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A Wall Street Journal bestseller
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A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller
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A Publishers Weekly bestseller
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A Chicago Tribune bestseller
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About Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was the thirty-ninth president of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. In 1982, he and his wife founded the Carter Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people around the world. Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He is the author of thirty books, including A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety; A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power; An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood; and Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis.