Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn Summary
Overview of Half the Sky
"Half the Sky" exposes global gender oppression while revealing pathways to women's empowerment. This NYT bestseller sparked a movement that attracted Eva Mendes and Meg Ryan, who joined Kristof's journeys documenting women's struggles. Can empowering women truly transform our economic future?
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知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換
キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習
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重要なポイント
When the Sky Falls: The Hidden War Against Half of Humanity
Every ten seconds, somewhere in the world, a young girl's scream pierces the air as a blade cuts into her flesh without anesthesia. Every minute, a woman dies in childbirth from complications that could have been prevented with basic medical care. In the past fifty years, more girls have been killed simply for being female than all the men who died in every war of the twentieth century combined. This isn't ancient history or distant tragedy-this is happening right now, while you read these words. Yet here's what makes this crisis different from any other humanitarian catastrophe: the solution is already proven. When societies invest in women, everything changes. Economies grow. Poverty drops. Children survive. Communities thrive. The question isn't whether empowering women works-it's why we're still debating it while millions suffer. During famines, feeding centers fill disproportionately with girls. Not because girls are weaker, but because parents choose to feed their sons first. In Afghanistan, a man named Sedanshah watched his wife grow sick but purchased medicine only for their son, explaining with chilling logic: "A son is an indispensable treasure, while a wife is replaceable."
The Arithmetic of Discrimination and Economic Transformation
The Brothel Economy and Breaking the Chains
The Starfish Principle and Seeds of Change
When Rape Becomes Strategy and Honor Becomes Violence
The Fistula Crisis and Microfinance Revolution
Your Move: From Awareness to Action
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