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100 1 $aKristof, Nicholas D.,$d1959-
245 10 $aHalf the sky :$bturning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide /$cNicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bAlfred A. Knopf,$c2009.
300 $axxii, 294 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-278) and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
520 $aTwo 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.
650 0 $aWomen's rights$zDeveloping countries$vCase studies.
650 0 $aWomen$xCrimes against$zDeveloping countries$vCase studies.
650 0 $aWomen$zDeveloping countries$xSocial conditions$vCase studies.
700 1 $aWuDunn, Sheryl,$d1959-