Reviews & Interviews
Nick and Sheryl have been out and about talking about Half the Sky and sharing their perspectives on how women can serve as economic catalysts for changing the world. Check out these recent interviews and book reviews:
The Oregonian — October 10, 2009
Nonfiction review: 'Half the Sky'
The Oregonian asks that if you buy one book this year, please make this the one.
Seattle Times — October 9, 2009
Author Nicholas Kristof seeks better world for women
Kristi Heim speak with Nicholas Kristof about how Half the Sky has ignited a movement to improve women’s lives.
Women's eNews — September 28, 2009
WuDunn Finds Journalism, Marriage Go Together
Women’s eNews names Sheryl WuDunn its journalist of the month.
The Huffington Post — September 14, 2009
Bill Gates Sr. says Half the Sky “offers perspective, insight, and clear-eyed optimism for why and how each of us can and should meet one of the great moral and humanitarian challenges of our times.”
Washington Post — September 11, 2009
They Can Do It: The Third World's Untapped Power
Carolyn See says that Half the Sky “is a call to arms...with exquisitely crafted prose and sensationally interesting material.”eally do think this is one of the most important books I have ever reviewed."
The New York Times — September 7, 2009
Seeing Women’s Rights as a Key to Countries’ Progress
Martha Nussbaum, a professor of law and philosophy at the University of Chicago and the author of “Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach”, reviews “Half the Sky.”
O Magazine — September 2009
3 Things You Can Do to Empower Women
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn share with O readers three things they can do to help unleash women's potential.
Omnivoracious: Amazon’s Books Blog Podcast
Glamour Magazine — August 10, 2009
Women’s Issues: How Helping Women Will Change the World
Actor and humanitarian Ben Affleck talks to Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, who argue that helping women is the single surest way to change the world.
New York Times
The August 23 New York Times Sunday Magazine is devoted to women in the developing world.
Nick writes op-ed columns that appear twice a week in The New York Times. His columns often focus on global health, poverty and gender issues in the developing world. Below is a sampling of some of Nick’s recent work that relates to the issues raised in Half the Sky.
- Crisis in the Operating Room July 30, 2009
- Not a Victim, but a Hero July 26, 2009
- His Maternal Instinct July 19, 2009
- Would You Let This Girl Drown? July 9, 2009
- After Wars, Mass Rapes Persist May 21, 2009
- This Mom Didn’t Have to Die May 17, 2009
- What a Little Vitamin A Could Do May 14, 2009
International Violence Against Women Act
Call and urge your congressional representatives to co-sponsor the bill.
- IVAWA Summary (PDF)
- IVAWA Press Release (PDF)
- IVAWA Bill (PDF)
- IVAWA Advocates Support (PDF)
Dateline NBC joins New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof as he reports on one Pakistani woman's struggle for justice and her determination to change the lives of women around her.
Additional News Stories
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