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100 1 a| Kristof, Nicholas D.,d| 1959-=| ^A178808;

245 10 a| Half the sky :b| turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide /c| Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Alfred A. Knopf,c| 2009.;

300 a| xxii, 294 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-278) and index.;

505 0 a| The 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 a| Two 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 a| Women's rightsz| Developing countriesv| Case studies.=| ^A1057955;

700 1 a| WuDunn, Sheryl,d| 1959-=| ^A351824;

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Half the sky : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide / Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

Author/creator	Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-
Other author	WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Description	xxii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Women's rights--Developing countries. --Case studies. Women--Crimes against. --Developing countries. --Case studies. Women--Developing countries. --Social conditions. --Case studies.

Contents	The 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.
Abstract	Two 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.
Local note	Little-357286--3051310598844
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-278) and index.
LCCN	2009012270
ISBN	9780307267146 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0307267148 (alk. paper)

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