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

Title:

ISBN:

9780307267146

9780307387097

Personal Author:

Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.

Physical Description:

xxii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Summary:

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.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader UG 9.5 18 148296

Subject Term:

Women's rights--Developing countries -- Case studies.

Women -- Crimes against--Developing countries -- Case studies.

Women--Developing countries -- Social conditions -- Case studies.

Added Author:

WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959-

Audience:

1170L Lexile

OCLC Number:

ocn290466888