Citation

Yoder JD. Sex Roles 2011; 65(3-4): 285-287.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11199-011-9954-z

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Abstract

Reviews the book, Half the sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (2009). In this book, the authors expertly blend inspiring case studies with jarring and well researched statistics to examine the global issues of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence against girls and women, and maternal health. The book provides eye opening accounts of the suffering women endure each and every day. These gripping stories, combined with unflinching reminders of their commonness, could easily leave a reader mired in sadness and lethargy. In sum, this is a book purposively designed to make the invisible visible and to move readers to action, an agenda I find especially feminist and warming to an educator's soul. The extensive online presence of this book, and the promise of media presentations of some women's stories may make this book seem less scholarly than many academics may like. However, it is exactly these accoutrements that make this book all the more effective with many students.

Keywords: Human trafficking

Language: en