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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn (2009 ed.)

Half the Sky is a galvanizing call to confront what Kristof and WuDunn describe as “the paramount moral challenge” of our time: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. Through powerful, first‑hand reporting across Africa and Asia, the Pulitzer Prize‑winning authors illuminate the realities of sex trafficking, gender‑based violence, maternal mortality, and denied access to education and healthcare, grounding global statistics in the intimate stories of individual women.

From a Cambodian teenager sold into sex slavery who later rebuilds her life with the help of an aid group to an Ethiopian woman who survives catastrophic childbirth injuries and ultimately becomes a surgeon, these narratives reveal both unimaginable hardship and extraordinary resilience.

Kristof and WuDunn pair these stories with evidence‑driven solutions—microfinance, education, and grassroots activism—showing how investing in women unleashes economic growth and transforms entire communities.

Both urgent and inspiring, Half the Sky is a testament to the power of women’s potential—and a blueprint for turning oppression into opportunity worldwide.

Copyright: This paperback copy published by Vintage Books in 2009 with cover art including “#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER”, “A Major Documentary, half the sky, PBS” and “‘Urgent… Passionate… Compelling… Half the Sky is a grab-the-reader-by-the-lapels wake-up call.’ – The Boston Globe“.

Condition: Good. Almost vintage.

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ISBN-10: 0307387097

ISBN-13: 9780307387097

Dewey Decimal: 362.83