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Half the sky : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

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Material Type
Book
Author
Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-
Publication Info.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.

Details

Edition
First edition.
Description
xxii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-278) and index.
Contents
The girl effect -- Emancipating twenty-first-century slaves -- Fighting slavery from Seattle -- Prohibition and prostitution -- Rescuing girls is the easy part -- Learning to speak up -- The new abolitionists -- Rule by rape -- Mukhtar's school -- The shame of "honor" -- "Study abroad"-- in the Congo -- Maternal mortality, one woman a minute -- A doctor who treats countries, not patients -- Why do women die in childbirth? -- Edna's hospital -- Family planning and the "God gulf" -- Jane Roberts and her 34 million friends -- Is Islam misogynistic? -- The Afghan insurgent -- Investing in education -- Ann and Angeline -- Microcredit : the financial revolution -- A CARE package for Goretti -- The axis of equality -- Tears over Time magazine -- Grassroots vs treetops -- Girls helping girls -- What you can do -- Four steps you can take in the next ten minutes -- Appendix. Organizations supporting women.
Summary
Two Pulitzer Prize winners issue a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world. They show that a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad and that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women's potential.
Study Program
Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.5 18.0 148296.
Subject
Women's rights -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Women -- Crimes against -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
Added Author
WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959-
ISBN
9780307267146 alkaline paper $27.95
0307267148 alkaline paper