Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide By Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
Format: hardcover
ASIN: B005YPJ2QE
Publish date: 2009-12-08
Publisher: Hardcover
Edition language: English
It's a non-fiction examination of problems facing women in the developing world and includes issues such as sex trafficking, female genital mutilation, honor killings, maternal health and rape. The examination of these topics is enhanced by individual accounts of the women Kristof and Wudunn met an...
There's no "liked it" about this book. It's brutal, grueling and exhausting to read. It's graphic and depressing and ultimately hopeful. It's got concrete suggestions on how to address the oppression of women throughout the world, even from your comfy, warm desk chair. It should be required reading ...