Summary Of A Call To Action By Jimmy Carter

A Call To Action is a book that was written by Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. This book contains eighteen chapters (not including the introduction, acknowledgements, or the index). As soon as you open the book to the introduction, Jimmy Carter wastes no time to explain what he means by the title of the book. “All the elements in this book concerning prejudice, discrimination, war, violence, distorted interpretations of religions texts, physical and metal abuse, poverty, and disease fall disproportionately on women and girls.” In each chapter, Carter explains a different issue/ type of discriminatory abuse that women have had to endure in the past and are still falling victim to today. As a woman and a book worm, I felt

As a woman, I am aware that rape is a huge problem in the United States, but I was unaware that this issue occurs largely in most other countries in the world as well. Former president Jimmy Carter produced several examples and facts of how the United States is not the only country suffering from this crime, but is a country that holds high statistical proof that rape is one of the most common crimes against women. He explains that the U.S. Justice Department reported that 191,610 cases of rape or sexual assault occurred in the United States in 2006, and that 91 percent of these victims were female. This means that more than 475 woman become victims every single day in the United States. However, girls couldn’t flee from the U.S to a different country like India because Radha Kumar descries rape in India as also being one of the nation’s most common crimes against women. Therefore, disrespecting and assaulting women is universal and worldwide; there’s no escaping it. Jimmy Carter then provides an example that opened my eyes to the horror that girls have had to experience from rape. The first of these examples came in the form of a young twenty-three year old student who was traveling on a bus in India. She was raped by several men and was then penetrated with the use of a large metal rod. These men penetrated her so deep to the point where her intestines had to be

Throughout the book, he talks highly of his wife Rosalynn and The Carter Center, which they started together. The Carter Center was initially formed to alleviate the mistreatment of women and girls. Even though they both understand that this center won’t discontinue problems such as genital cutting, spousal abuse, rape, etc. they only wish to use this center as a safe haven for women and girls who are fighting abuse. Carter also explains in this chapter that the United States is making some progress to women’s equality, but is still ranked pretty low (23rd) in the global