Champion of Choice: The Life and Legacy of Women's Advocate Nafis Sadik

An obstetrician, wife, mother, and devout Muslim, Sadik has been a courageous and tireless advocate for women, insisting on discussing the difficult issues that impact their lives: education, contraception, abortion, as well as rape and other forms of violence. After Sadik joined the fledgling UN Population Fund in 1971, her groundbreaking strategy for providing females with education and the tools to control their own fertility has dramatically influenced the global birthrate. This book is the first to examine Sadiks contribution to history and the unconventional methods she has employed to go head-to-head with world leaders to improve millions of womens lives.

Interspersed between the chapters recounting Sadiks life are vignettes of females around the globe who represent her campaign against domestic abuse, child marriage, genital mutilation, and other human rights violations. With its insights into the political, religious, and domestic battles that have dominated womens destinies, Sadiks life story is as inspirational as it is dramatic.