Jimmy Carter's #FirstWorldProblems

For an 89-year-old man, former President Jimmy Carter sure is active. During the last several weeks, he has appeared on countless news shows, late night television, and radio. He’s been on NPR’s Weekend Edition, Charlie Rose, and even The Colbert Report. These appearances coincide with the release of his 28th book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power.

As the subtitle suggests, A Call to Action explores the intersection of gender, religion, and the struggle for power. In many ways, it’s the next installment in the growing conversation about the global discrimination and abuse of women. Following in the steps of Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s book Half the Sky, the film It’s a Girl, and the story of Malala Yousefzai, Carter aims to spread awareness of what he describes as “the most serious, pervasive, and ignored violations of basic human rights.” A Call to Action is rooted in Carter’s experiences as a humanitarian (for which he has won a Nobel Peace Prize) as well as the work of The Carter Center, a nonprofit he founded in 1982.