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

Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959- (Author). WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959- (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307267146 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0307267148 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xxii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	26th printing, Nov. 2012.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-280) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.