When I first picked up the "Penguin Atlas of Women in the World" I had no idea that a simple looking book could have so many controversial topics put forth. This book holds so much information that one would not know on ones own. This book includes many different maps of the world corresponding with different issues. One page points out the different countries that have already signed, ratified, just signed, or have not signed the (UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. This map states that all of the countries around the world except Iran, Sudan, Somalia, and the United States have signed the CEDAW. It is horrible that this has not passed yet and hopefully that will change within the New Year.
The other section that stood out to me the most was the section on rape. This section brought the sad truth that most crimes against women often go unreported and unpunished to light. Rape is such a big issue in our world because in some places rape is legal as well as a custom for men to be able to rape their wives. Even if your husband is raping his wife it still constitutes at rape and is wrong because the women is not giving consent to the acts being played out. Everyone in the world does not see it like that and it is a very hard truth to get past.
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