Half the sky turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide

Two Pulitzer Prize winners expose the most pervasive human rights violation of our era-the oppression of women in the developing world-and tell us what we can do about it. An old Chinese proverb says "Women hold up half the sky." Then why do the women of Africa and Asia persistently suffer human rig...

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Main Author: Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-
Other Authors: Campbell, Cassandra (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language:English
Published: Prince Frederick : HighBridge Company, 2009.
Edition:Unabridged.
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Online Access:Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here.
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