Inspire Me Monday: Half the Sky

While on my travels I've been catching up on some reading,  I am currently hooked on a book called Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn who won the pulitzer price.  In the book they lay out an agendo for the world's women focusing on three particular abuses: sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender-based violence, including honor killings and mass rape; and maternal mortality which still needlessly claims one woman a minute.

This book has blown me away, not because it address issues affecting women around the world, but perhaps I am enjoying it so much because the number one solution offered is education! Women around the world are viewed as second class citizens, they are less valued than the men in their communities. The complexities of these situations are not lost on the authors and they acknowledge that both men and women buy in the cultural viewpoint that women should be less valued, but there are amazing individuals out there who are making a difference by their sheer will. I challenge you to read it and be inspired!