Books by Andrea Parrot

Describes the varied types of brutalization women experience through the life course, as well as historical and theoretical perspectives of global violence against women. This book illuminates the diverse ideologies and cultural conditions that condone and perpetuate the brutality that victimizes women.

As a Seattle Times reporter explained when Maria's case hit the news there, the reality is that sex slaves for the most part are young women and teenaged girls who come from almost every one of the world's poorer countries and end up in almost every country where there is a combination of sexual demand and money.