In this book you’ll learn about identity and gender. These days we believe that people have the right to decide who they want to be and how they want to live – whether they’re male or female, gay or straight or transgender. Yet in spite of these new freedoms, things are not always equal. How can we respect people’s rights and make things fair for everyone?
Income inequality is a complex topic, but readers are able to explore this issue using language and examples they can easily understand. The economic, social, and political realities of income inequality are explained through simple main text, fact boxes filled with helpful statistics, and accessible graphic organizers. Young people are also introduced to ways they can do their part to take on this issue and make the world a more fair place.
On 25 September 2015, world leaders at the UN adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These new Goals, which universally apply to all people, are a call to take action to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring no one is left behind. For the Goals to be reached, it is not just the actions of governments and businesses that are important - you can help the UN save the world, too!
Provides information on gender equality; different ideas about feminism; stereotyping; historical developments; differences in wages, working conditions, and education; and the situation internationally.
Examines the history of human rights, and how everyone is entitled to them, regardless of their age, race, religion, gender, abilities, or political beliefs.
Provides information on intolerance; its origins; stereotyping; prejudices against immigrants, people of other religions, the other political party, and other personal differences; and hate crimes.
Freedom of religion is an important part of life in the United States. What does religious freedom actually entail, and why is it a controversial issue? Readers explore the answers to these questions as they learn about the history of religious freedom in the United States and how it compares to other countries. The fact-filled main text addresses this sensitive issue in an unbiased way, and full-colour photographs encourage readers to appreciate religious diversity.
With topics ranging from clothes, hair, music and food to homes, festivals and families, there is plenty for children to talk about as they find out about diversity and see how differences relate to them.
This insightful book examines ways to reduce the global inequality of people - one of the United Nation's sustainable development goals. From tackling gender inequality to fighting for the right to a good education, readers will gain an understanding of how all the UN goals work together, and learn concrete strategies to inspire change. Profiles of youth-led movements and other collaborative efforts to fight inequality will empower readers to get involved to achieve equality for all global citizens.
The story of the women's suffrage movement, told through pictures and words, bringing to life the many vivid characters of the women's suffrage movement - from the militant activist and wheelchair user Rosa May Billinghurst to the world-famous Emmeline Pankhurst, Millicent Fawcett and Emily Wilding Davison. Covers the whole range of female and male suffragist experiences - from aristocrats to the middle and working class as well as a look at the global struggle for universal suffrage.
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