Half the sky : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide
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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... More
Subjects
- 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.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-278) and index.
- 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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APA Citation (style guide)
Kristof, N. D., & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959- and Sheryl WuDunn. 2009. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959- and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kristof, Nicholas D., and Sheryl WuDunn. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Print.
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