Half The Sky

Name: Half The Sky
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How to Change the World

By Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

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Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn is an insightful work that highlights the oppression of women across the globe, underscoring their resilience and the potential for change. The book combines investigative journalism with personal stories, aiming to inspire action against gender inequality. By framing women's empowerment as the moral challenge of our era, it seeks to motivate readers to participate in global solutions.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in inspiring and transformative stories about women overcoming adversity across the globe. It offers a compelling look at how empowering women can drive social and economic progress, making it a thought-provoking read for those passionate about human rights and social change.

Half The Sky

A call to arms against the most pervasive human rights violation of the 21st century: the oppression of women in the developing world.

A call to arms against the most pervasive human rights violation of the 21st century: the oppression of women in the developing world.

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting team, husband and wife Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, take us on a journey through Africa and Asia to meet an extraordinary array of exceptional women struggling against terrible circumstances. More girls have been killed in the last fifty years, precisely because they are girls, than men were killed in all the wars of the twentieth century combined. More girls are killed in this routine 'gendercide' in any one decade than people were slaughtered in all the genocides of the twentieth century.

In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth, it was totalitarianism. In the twenty-first, Kristof and WuDunn demonstrate, it will be the struggle for gender equality in the developing world. Fierce, moral, pragmatic, full of amazing stories of courage and inspiration, Half The Sky is essential reading for every global citizen.

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Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn is widely praised for its compelling argument in favour of investing in women's health and autonomy globally. Reviews highlight its powerful narratives of courageous women who drive change and its optimistic yet practical strategies for combating abuse and fostering recovery. Many reviewers find the book inspiring and motivating, emphasising its call to action as integral to addressing global poverty and enhancing women's roles in the workforce.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781844086825

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 August 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Virago Press Ltd

Illustration: Integrated: 20, b/w

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 232.0mm

Height: 151.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 352

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Education & Reference Nicholas D. Kristof Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Science & Nature Sheryl WuDunn

About the Author

Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of China as New York Times correspondents. Mr Kristof won a second Pulitzer for his op-ed columns. They live in the New York area with their three children.