“ Empowerment” is a cliché in the aid community, but it is truly what is needed. The first step toward greater justice is to transform that culture of female docility and subservience, so that women themselves become more assertive and demanding.
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Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
Half the Sky
(via K. Lord)
Just finished this for a women & development class I’m taking, and though I was skeptical at times for its non-academic style, it left me feeling pretty darn inspired & changed.
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