{"product_id":"half-the-sky-turning-oppression-into-opportunity-for-women-worldwide-9780307387097","title":"Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A \u003cb\u003epassionate call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation--the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. F\u003c\/b\u003erom \u003cb\u003ethe bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eTightrope, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003etwo of our most fiercely moral voices\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake an odyssey through Africa and Asia to meet the extraordinary women struggling there, among 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeply felt, pragmatic, and inspirational, \u003ci\u003eHalf the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for every global citizen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNICHOLAS D. KRISTOF and SHERYL WuDUNN, the first husband and wife to share a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, have coauthored four previous books: \u003ci\u003eA Path Appears\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalf the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThunder from the East\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChina Wakes\u003c\/i\u003e. They were awarded a Pulitzer in 1990 for their coverage of China, as well as the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement. Now an op-ed columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Kristof was previously bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo. He won his second Pulitzer in 2006 for his columns on Darfur. WuDunn worked at the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e as a business editor and foreign correspondent in Tokyo and Beijing, and now works in finance and consulting. They live in Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749283692818,"sku":"9780307387097","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00f582f9-aeb0-4348-9c7a-575386940ecd.jpg?v=1764075324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/half-the-sky-turning-oppression-into-opportunity-for-women-worldwide-9780307387097","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}