Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide won the Pulitzer Prize. A husband-and-wife team speaks out against the oppression of women in the developing world, sharing example stories about victims and survivors who are working to raise awareness, counter abuse, and campaign for women's rights.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Knopf
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN-13
- 9780307267146
- Genre
- Politics & Current Affairs
- Topics
- Women's rightsGender oppressionGlobal human rights activism
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestShortlisted(2009)
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