them a
Cambodian teenager sold into sex slavery and an Ethiopian woman who
suffered devastating injuries in childbirth. Drawing on the breadth of
their combined reporting experience, Kristof and WuDunn depict our
world with anger, sadness, clarity, and, ultimately, hope. They show
how a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad.
That Cambodian girl eventually escaped from her brothel and, with
assistance from an aid group, built a thriving retail business that
supports her family. The Ethiopian woman had her injuries repaired and
in time became a surgeon. A Zimbabwean mother of five, counseled to
return to school, earned her doctorate and became an expert on AIDS.
Through these stories, Kristof and WuDunn help us see that the key to
economic progress lies in unleashing women's potential. They make clear
how so many people have helped to do just that, and how we can each do
our part. Throughout much of the world, the greatest unexploited
economic resource is the female half of the population. Countries such
as China have prospered precisely because they emancipated women and
brought them into the formal economy. Unleashing that process globally
is not only the right thing to do; it's also the best strategy for
fighting poverty. Deeply felt, pragmatic, and inspirational, Half the
Sky is essential reading for every global citizen.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn are the first
married couple to win a Pulitzer Prize in journalism; they won for
their coverage of China as New York Times correspondents. Mr. Kristof
won a second Pulitzer for his op-ed columns in the Times. He has also
served as bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo, and as
associate managing editor. At the Times, Ms. WuDunn worked as a
business editor and as a foreign correspondent in Tokyo and Beijing.
They live near New York City. More about them and their book at http://halftheskymovement.org [Folllow Kristof on Twitter: @nytimeskristof]
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