Half the Sky
Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Nicholas D. Kristof
Should I read this?
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
#1 National BestsellerFrom two of our most fiercely moral voices, a passionate call to arms against our eras 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 ext...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
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Emma Watson
Actor and activist
“Most importantly, the book spotlights how these women were able to stand up and transform their lives and, through their inspiring examples, we learn that the key to enabling change and economic growth is in unleashing women’s potential. Kristof and WuDunn dare us, as readers, to join the cause and Half the Sky shows us how, by doing even a very small amount, we each have the power to change other women’s lives.”
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