The War on Women

Author(s): Sue Lloyd-Roberts

Feminism

Sue Lloyd-Roberts joined ITN in 1973 as a news trainee, she went on to become the UK's first female video-journalist, reporting alone from the bleak outposts of the former Soviet Union and China. With a 30-year-long career in human-rights journalism, she has travelled the globe and witnessed the worst atrocities inflicted on women. Observing first-hand the war on the female race, she's experienced and interacted with the brave ones who fight back. This is a breath-taking and visceral narrative, interweaving the real-life experiences of the heroines combating gross inequality. It is an examination of how women are treated across the globe: from the pay gap in the UK and the laundries in Ireland, to gender discrimination in Saudi Arabia and female genital mutilation in Africa. In a world where the issues facing women are so disparate, we're facing a war of varying extremities and this has created a breakdown in the feminist discourse. But through her extraordinary and unique experiences, Lloyd-Roberts starts to build a bigger picture with a pervasive perspective. The book delves into our history and takes us on a journey towards the analysis of the state of women's lives in modern-day society. This is a ground-breaking approach to a global problem; anecdotal evidence bridges the gap between different fights and gradually starts to knit together the battles being fought by the starkly different cultures across the world.


Product Information

Sue Lloyd-Roberts is a freelance journalist and TV reporter for the BBC. She was appointed an MBE in 2013 and awarded a CBE for her services to journalism. Sue is a multi-award-winning journalist: 'European Woman of Achievement Award', 'International Reporter of the Year Award', 'United Nations Women on the Move Award' and an Emmy for her film, 'Inside the North Korean Bubble'.

General Fields

  • : 9781471153914
  • : Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • : Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • : July 2016
  • : United Kingdom
  • : September 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Sue Lloyd-Roberts
  • : Paperback
  • : Export
  • : 305.42
  • : 320