LEADER 04842cam a2200589 i 4500001 270119 005 20240621232841.0 008 161009s2017 ncuab b 001 0 eng 010 2016045798 015 GBB782621 |2bnb 020 9780822362579 |q(hardcover ; |qalkaline paper) 020 0822362570 |q(hardcover ; |qalkaline paper) 020 |z9780822373568 024 8 13053592 035 (OCoLC)ocn952647512 035 270119 042 pcc 043 f-rw--- 049 LHMA 040 NcD/DLC |beng |erda |cNDD |dDLC |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dBDX |dOCLCF |dERASA |dYDX |dVA@ |dGUA |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dL2U |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dITD |dIAD |dR2A |dIAC |dQQ3 |dOCLCA |dOCLCQ |dUKMGB |dLHM 050 00 HQ1236.5.R95 |bH86 2017 100 1 Hunt, Swanee. 245 10 Rwandan women rising / |cSwanee Hunt ; foreword by Jimmy Carter. 264 1 Durham : |bDuke University Press, |c2017. 300 xli, 392 pages : |billustrations, map ; |c23 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Foremothers -- The pressure builds -- Stateless -- To arms -- Genocide -- Immediate aftermath -- Community training ground -- A pull from the top -- Emboldened ministry of gender -- Countrywide women's councils -- Caucus crucible -- Fanning out -- A new constitution -- The quota -- Pioneering in Parliament -- Spurring local leadership -- Bending toward reconciliation -- Bringing them together -- Bringing them home -- Rethinking rape -- To testify -- Off the sidelines -- Far beyond the stats -- Risk and resignation -- Signposts -- The meaning of marriage -- Safety : a new language -- Challenging changes -- Unmasking ambition -- Health means whole -- Every body matters -- Thriving progress -- Little ones -- Reading rights -- Building the road they're walking -- Solidarity and sisterhood -- Manning the movement -- Sowing confidence -- Flying high -- Planting deep -- Charting new pathways -- Complements and compliments -- Coming up. 520 8 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 post-conflict societies. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 611 27 Civil War (Rwanda : 1994) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01352318 650 0 Women |xPolitical activity |zRwanda. 650 0 Women and democracy |zRwanda. 651 0 Rwanda |xHistory |yCivil War, 1994 |xAtrocities. 651 0 Rwanda |xHistory |yCivil War, 1994 |vPersonal narratives. 651 0 Rwanda |xPolitics and government |y1994- 650 7 Atrocities. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00820727 650 7 Politics and government. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 Women and democracy. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01177085 650 7 Women |xPolitical activity. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01734136 651 7 Rwanda. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01212358 648 7 Since 1994 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Personal narratives. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01423843 655 4 Nonfiction. 650 7 Women. |2homoit 650 7 Womyn. |2homoit 655 7 Personal narratives. |2lcgft 776 08 |iOnline version:Hunt, Swanee. |tRwandan women rising. |dDurham : Duke University Press, 2017 |z9780822373568 |w(DLC) 2016047433 852 0 |bstacks |hHQ1236.5.R95 |iH86 2017