Half the Sky
Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Margaret in Books
The best way to fight poverty and extremism is to educate and empower women.
Half the Sky lays out an agenda for the world’s women and three major abuses: sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender-based violence including honor killings and mass rape; maternal mortality, which needlessly claims one woman a minute. We know there are many worthy causes competing for attention in the world. We focus on this one because this kind of oppression feels transcendent – and so does the opportunity. Outsiders can truly make a difference.
Megan
Oct 19th, 2009
I heard about this book on Oprah! The stories were so inspiring!