A review by sjklass
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof

4.0

It was Mao who said "Women hold up half the sky". Communism after the 1949 revolution was brutal in China, but its single most positive legacy was the emancipation of women. After taking power, Mao abolished child marriage, prostitution, and concubinage and brought women into the workforce.
Written by husband and wife award-winning journalists, this book alternates between facts and stats and compelling, harrowing and ultimately uplifting stories of real girls and women who are living in the worlds most dangerous countries in which to be a woman. Enlightening and empowering.