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From two of our most fiercely moral voices, a passionate call to arms against our era’s most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world.
With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake an odyssey through Africa and Asia to meet the extraordinary women struggling there, among them a Cambodian teenager sold into sex slavery and an Ethiopian woman who suffered devastating injuries in childbirth. Drawing on the breadth of their combined reporting experience, Kristof and WuDunn depict our world with anger, sadness, clarity, and, ultimately, hope.
They show how a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad. That Cambodian girl eventually escaped from her brothel and, with assistance from an aid group, built a thriving retail business that supports her family. The Ethiopian woman had her injuries repaired and in time became a surgeon. A Zimbabwean mother of five, counseled to return to school, earned her doctorate and became an expert on AIDS.
Through these stories, Kristof and WuDunn help us see that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women’s potential. They make clear how so many people have helped to do just that, and how we can each do our part. Throughout much of the world, the greatest unexploited economic resource is the female half of the population. Countries such as China have prospered precisely because they emancipated women and brought them into the formal economy. Unleashing that process globally is not only the right thing to do; it’s also the best strategy for fighting poverty.
Deeply felt, pragmatic, and inspirational, Half the Sky is essential reading for every global citizen.
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By Terry Leoni (Sebastopol, CA)
While this book has been advertised as uplifting it is also very hard to read due to the cruel situations these poor women and girls and children are in. And it is one sad story after another. For me, a victim of sexual abuse, this was hard to get through, and I thought there would be more of the positive side of the outcomes of their situations. It is; however, a great project empowering and teaching women what is truly going on in the world and showing us how we can help those that have been and still are being brutally abused. All in all, I think it is an admirable piece of work.
By Nadaa A. Taiyab (Phoeniz, AZ USA)
This book was, quite simply, incredible. One of the aspects of the book I most appreciated was the depth of the research and the multitude of viewpoints that the authors presented. Instead of taking an ideological stance on an issue, they explored all possible sides - weighing as many pros and cons as possible. For example, they talked about Bush and the Christian Right harming women by banning funding to any aid groups that even discuss abortion. However, they also point out that church going Christians are the most charitable group in America and that often in rural areas the only people there administering health and education are none other than the Christian missionaries. This type of dialog continues throughout the book. My one criticism would be that the authors didn't adequately explore what exactly 'education' means or how much the quality of education matters. For example, when I visited Ladadkh in India, I learned that the education being given to children there was actually harming their ability to be successful. The education did not help them learn their own local language or skills relevant to their agricultural community - on the one hand. On the other hand, it was not good enough for them to pass exams to go to college or to get a job in the city! Talk about education gone wrong. In any case, I do not in any way dispute the extreme importance of education for girls (or for boys), I am just saying I would have enjoyed reading more discussion on what an effective education should actually consist of. Overall - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK. It was so inspiring and just so well written. Congrats to the authors.
By L. Goins (San Diego, CA USA)
Great book, taught me a lot about many different things I apparently knew nothing about. Definitely makes you see and think about the world a little differently. I wish I had more money so I could buy a copy of this book for all of my family and friends!
By laowai (china)
If you want to read about barberic torture of women, this may be for you. I thought it would contain some uplifting and motivating women's success stories that I could read with my young daughter--a big mistake.
By Sherron-zayn Manna (BOSTON, MA, US)
A big thank you to the writers. You deserve all the cheers and recognition this book brings your way.
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