Half the sky : how to change the world /

Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-

Half the sky : how to change the world / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. - London : Virago Press, 2010. - xxiv, 328 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (289-313) and index.

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.

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

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Women's rights--Developing countries--Case studies.
Women--Crimes against--Developing countries--Case studies.
Women--Social conditions--Developing countries--Case studies.
Mujeres --Condiciones sociales --Países en desarrollo
Delitos contra la mujer --Países en desarrollo
Derechos de la mujer--Países en desarrollo

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