September 17, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
NEW BOOKS
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Nicholas Kristof, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, and Sheryl WuDunn, a former business editor at the Times, take the title of their book from a Chinese proverb: “Women hold up half the sky.” They argue that helping women and girls prosper is the best way to combat poverty.
The authors provide examples from all over the world of how charitable efforts are helping women attain education and self-sufficiency.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 1745 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019; http://www.aaknopf.com; 295 pages; $27.95; ISBN 978-0-307-26714-6.
