Book : Half The Sky Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For.

-Titulo Original : Half The Sky Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For Women Worldwide

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A passionate call to arms against our era’s most pervasive human rights violation-the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. From the bestselling authors of Tightrope,two of our most fiercely moral voices With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake an odyssey through Africa and Asia to meet the extraordinary women struggling there, among them a Cambodian teenager sold into sex slavery and an Ethiopian woman who suffered devastating injuries in childbirth. Drawing on the breadth of their combined reporting experience, Kristof and WuDunn depict our world with anger, sadness, clarity, and, ultimately, hope. They show how a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad. That Cambodian girl eventually escaped from her brothel and, with assistance from an aid group, built a thriving retail business that supports her family. The Ethiopian woman had her injuries repaired and in time became a surgeon. A Zimbabwean mother of five, counseled to return to school, earned her doctorate and became an expert on AIDS. Through these stories, Kristof and WuDunn help us see that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women’s potential. They make clear how so many people have helped to do just that, and how we can each do our part. Throughout much of the world, the greatest unexploited economic resource is the female half of the population. Countries such as China have prospered precisely because they emancipated women and brought them into the formal economy. Unleashing that process globally is not only the right thing to do; it’s also the best strategy for fighting poverty. Deeply felt, pragmatic, and inspirational, Half the Sky is essential reading for every global citizen. Review Urgent ... Passionate ... Compelling ... A grab-the-readers-by-the-lapels wake-up call. -Boston Globe “Opens our eyes to an enormous humanitarian issue.” -Washington Post 10 Best Books of the Year “Vitally important .... Heartbreaking, galvanizing, and unforgettable.” -Publishers Weekly Top 100 Books of 2009 “This book isnt a sermon .... These stories are electrifying and have the effect of breaking down this enormous problem into segments the reader can focus on. Suddenly, these horrendous problems begin to seem solvable ... Again, this book is not a sermon about victims. Its range is wide, and sometimes its even funny ... Half the Sky is a call to arms, a call for help, a call for contributions, but also a call for volunteers. It asks us to open our eyes to this enormous humanitarian issue. It does so with exquisitely crafted prose and sensationally interesting material ... I really do think this is one of the most important books I have ever reviewed.” -Carolyn See, The Washington Post “Passionate yet practical .... [Half the Sky] is both stirring and sensible ... This wonderful book combines a denunciation of horrible abuses with clear-eyed hope and some compelling practical strategies. The courageous women described here, and millions more like them, deserve nothing less.” -Martha Nussbaum, The New York Times “Women facing poverty, oppression, and violence are usually viewed as victims. Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s Half the Sky shows that unimaginable challenges are often met with breathtaking bravery. These stories show us the power and resilience of women who would have every reason to give up but never do. They will be an inspiration for anyone who reads this book, and a model for those fighting for justice around the world. You will not want to put this book down.” -Angelina Jolie “If you have always wondered whether you can change the world, read this book. Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have written a brilliant call to arms that describes one of the transcendent injustices in the world today-the brutal treatment of women. They take you to many countries, introduce you to extraordinary women, and tel