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Cover -- Introduction -- 1. US Women Trail the World in Political Equality -- 2. The Gender Pay Gap Remains Consistent Over the Last Decade -- 3. The Gender Pay Gap Is Not Due to Discrimination -- 4. A Universal Basic Income Would Provide Opportunities for Parents -- 5. Sexism Prevents Gender Equality in the Music Industry -- 6. Women's Voices Are Silenced in the Tech Industry -- 7. Ethnic Minority Women Are Excluded in the Workplace -- 8. Women in Power Are Constrained by Clothing Choices -- 9. Educating Girls and Women Has Huge Payoffs -- 10. Girls Are Outperforming Boys in School -- 11. Female Infanticide Is Leading to a World of "Missing Women" -- 12. Women Are Using Social Media to Combat Violence Against Women in Elections -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index

The CDC estimates that nearly one in five women and one in seventy-one men have been raped in their lifetime. Almost half of them experienced their first rape before age eighteen. But what exactly constitutes rape and why does it happen? Using sensitive narrative and inspiring case studies, this book guides teens--whether they are survivors, friends of survivors, or confused or concerned citizens--through the process of what to do if they are raped, how to begin the process of recovery, and how to stay safe in an attempt to prevent a rape from occurring