Interesting, inspiring but needed a bit of inward focus too.Most of the examples are from the third world not so-called Western countries and when western countries are used it's usually in contrast. Yes, many of these countries need help and the people need for wealthier countries to help them get...
This amazing book addresses a multitude of international women’s issues while placing them in the larger scheme of humanitarian crises, profiling successful strategies for change, and offering methods for readers to help.Kristof and WuDunn are a married couple who worked as New York Times journalist...
“Decades from now, people will look back and wonder how societies could have acquiesced in a sex slave trade in the twenty-first century that is... bigger than the transatlantic slave trade was in the nineteenth. They will be perplexed that we shrugged as a lack of investment in maternal health caus...
The women whose stories are told here deserve every star I could give. They are heartbreaking stories and inspirational women. The reporting by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn gives me pause. Mainly, that Nicholas Kristof comes off like the white savior saving the brown women from the brown men. ...
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2013/08/half-sky-turning-oppression-into.htmlThe title of this book, Half The Sky, is from a quote from Mao Tse-Tung. He said, "Women hold up half the sky." It is generally interpreted as a recognition of the power and place o...
I had nightmares halfway through this book, it is so vivid. But besides the despair it gives when it narrates all the atrocities committed against women all over the world, it also provides hope and ideas on how "normal" people can help change this situation and improve the situation of women, espec...
While this is a topic everyone should read about, it is not as interesting for those who already understand the cruelties this world holds. The fleeting stories made this book feel more like a textbook. I would have been more interested had it been presented in a more story-like fashion. However, I ...
I read this book over a period of several months. It's easy to dip in and out of when you have time to read just a few pages. The stories of women empowering themselves with a little boost from those of us who are privileged are amazing. Kristof and his wife Cheryl WuDunn, have traveled the world hi...
I was afraid the stories in this book would depress me, and so let it sit on my desk for two months before finding the right mood to read it. I was surprised by the number of powerful and inspiring stories Kristof and WuDunn had to share. Kristof's call to action for gender equality is thoroughly ar...
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