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Your book club could win a visit from Nick and Sheryl.

Mercy Corps is partnering with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn to encourage people to read their new book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, and take action to fight global hunger.

The book club that compiles the most impressive record of activism by June 15, 2010 will receive a visit and discussion session with the authors.

Sign up your book club to enter our contest — and to receive exclusive discussion questions from Nick and Sheryl, handmade bookmarks from India, and updates on Half the Sky news and events.

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From the Half the Sky Blog

Renewing my desire to take action see change

Posted November 9, 2009 4:33 pm by Katie Lardy

I was reading Meena's story in Half the Sky when I suddenly put the book down, picked up my 9-month old daughter and started to cry.

The drawbacks of women’s equality

Posted November 5, 2009 12:56 am by Annalise Briggs

There is an unrelenting pressure for women to be perfect and to do everything.

Educate, educate, educate.

Posted November 2, 2009 3:32 pm by Michelle Truelson

I finished the book last night. It was incredibly moving and powerful. Although much of it was tough to take, I found myself unable to put it down.

We all can get involved in making a difference for the world's women

Posted November 2, 2009 11:57 am by Wendy Carhart

Talking with our children about all the countries in the world is something that we can all do to ensure the next generation grows up understanding how they can make a difference and how they can help.

I could have been one of the women in this book

Posted October 29, 2009 11:18 am by Rufi Natarajan

I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to read Half the Sky. Prior to reading this book I was aware of some of these issues but did not realize the pandemic proportions of the problem.



“Women hold up half the sky”
—Chinese Proverb

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