Introduction: The Girl Effect xi
Chapter 1 Emancipating Twenty-First-Century Slaves 3
Fighting Slavery from Seattle 17
Chapter 2 Prohibition and Prostitution 23
Rescuing Girls Is the Easy Part 35
Chapter 3 Learning to Speak Up 47
The New Abolitionists 54
Chapter 4 Rule by Rape 61
Mukhtar's School 70
Chapter 5 The Shame of "Honor" 81
"Study Abroad"-in the Congo 88
Chapter 6 Maternal Mortality-One Woman a Minute 93
A Doctor Who Treats Countries, Not Patients 103
Chapter 7 Why Do Women Die in Childbirth? 109
Edna's Hospital 123
Chapter 8 Family Planning and the "God Gulf" 131
Jane Roberts and Her 34 Million Friends 146
Chapter 9 Is Islam Misogynistic? 149
The Afghan Insurgent 161
Chapter 10 Investing in Education 167
Ann and Angeline 179
Chapter 11 Microcredit: The Financial Revolution 185
A CARE Package for Goretti 199
Chapter 12 The Axis of Equality 205
Tears over Time Magazine 216
Chapter 13 Grassroots vs. Treetops 221
Girls Helping Girls 230
Chapter 14 What You Can Do 233
Four Steps You Can Take in the Next Ten Minutes 252
Appendix: Organizations Supporting Women 255
Acknowledgments 259
Notes 261
Index 281