The War on Women 99p on kindle

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Just in case anyone is interested, the War on Women, a collection by the journalist Sue Lloyd Roberts is on offer this month for 99p on Amazon (kindle).

I am currently reading it, obviously the subject matter is really tough (Fgm, sex trafficking... But also unequal pay into the UK) but it is well written and "easy" to understand even if you don't have in depth knowledge of the subjects discussed.

Also, despite the subject matter, I like that she also focuses on the women who are standing up and speaking out against these atrocities.

Bought this yesterday on iBooks for 99p after reading this thread. Must admit I wasn't sure whether I wanted to read it and get more fed up with the state of the world. However the tone is inspiring and strong. The author sounds an amazing woman from the introduction and although the articles are a harrowing read I'm coming away feeling angry and determined.
On third one.

Thanks!

Thankyou for the recommendation op, I started reading this morning and I can't put it down.

I've just read the chapters on sex trafficking (chapters 6 and 7).

These chapters tell how the collapse of the soviet empire led large numbers of desperate and woefully innocent young women to leave their moribund villages and fall into the hands of traffickers. And how the war in the Balkans created a lively market for these sex slaves among the UN peacekeepers.

I've just finished the chapter on rape as a weapon of war and feel very disappointed in the author.

The first half deals with the Balkans and the second with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

I thought that the section on the Congo was cursory and didn't even begin the explore the depths of horror inflicted on women in that country. I suppose that the author, having stated in the first section that rape is so much worse when experienced by muslim women, couldn't afford to dwell on the true extent of the sufferings of the non-muslim Congolese.

Dammit. It’s £5.99 now

I would also have appreciated the author making some effort to explain the political background to the war in the Congo rather than giving us a bit of 'it's complicated' style handwaving. Sub-saharan Africa never seems to be deemed worthy of that sort of effort though.

Yes I had been hoping to be enlightened about what went on in the Congo too.

Otherwise I thought the book was really great, as others have said, inspiring and uplifting.

I found the change in styles when her daughter takes over in the final chapter quite jarring, makes you realise what a good writer the author is/was.