This book describes the treatment of women in various countries, especially in the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, and in sub-Saharan Africa, which have the distinction of being the most dangerous places in the world for women in which to reside, and it attempts to examine the attitudes and reasons that underlie the dangers. Writing the book was triggered by the following facts: about one in three women world-wide has suffered violence, usually from a husband or partner during her lifetime; 200 million have been subjected to female genital mutilation in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia; 130 million are 'demographically missing' across the developing world; nearly half the women in 57 developing countries do not have the right to decide on using contraception or on seeking health care,  and 12 million live births worldwide are among girls aged 15-19 years (data from the World Health Organisation, 2021).  Obviously, violence exists in very country of the world, and even in some high-income countries such as the USA and several in Europe, the level of abuse is high. However, in many low- and middle-income countries, such crimes are not condemned by the public, and in the case of violence and in particular, female genital mutilation, they are regarded as acceptable and necessary, and even if made illegal, public opinion in general often tolerates or even condones the crimes. Nonetheless, progress in being made, though very slowly, both in combatting violence and in educating women to play a rightful role socially and economically within their communities.