Half the Sky — Vocabulary
Nicholas D. Kristof
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That was a great improvement over the previous approach of having the families run all over town, spending far more to buy bandages here, gauze there, scalpels somewhere else.†47 more

Bernie Krisher of American Assistance for Cambodia tried another approach.†47 more

But he wanted $100 for the surgery, and Prudence's husband and parents said that they could raise only $20.†42 more

Amartya Sen, the ebullient Nobel Prize-winning economist, has developed a gauge of gender inequality that is a striking reminder of the stakes involved.†40 more

There was no high school for girls, so she returned to Hargeisa to work as an interpreter for a British doctor.12 more

Ali crushed the rebellion, and then for centuries Islamic scholars discounted Aisha's importance and rejected her feminist interpretations.12 more

Since the 1990s, the spread of ultrasound machines has allowed pregnant women to find out the sex of their fetuses—and then get abortions if they are female.†34 more

The economic explosion in Asia was, in large part, an outgrowth of the economic empowerment of women.†27 more

She spent seven years there, studying nursing, midwifery, and hospital management.†23 more

That must be the starting point of any abolitionist movement.†21 more

And while job discrimination against women is real, it has less to do with sexism than with employers being wary of China's generous maternity benefits.15 more

This pattern persisted ever since: Only a few have held the monopoly on initiative because they alone have had the social tools.†14 more

She will become a productive economic asset for Africa, all because of a little push and helping hand from Heifer International.8 more

We thus regard the Pentecostal boom with some suspicion, but without doubt it also has a positive impact on the role of women.†4 more

Sunitha arranged for Abbas to be tested for HIV; she tested positive, so Sunitha is trying to find her an HIV-positive man to marry.†4 more

The world's obstetricians are particularly neglectful of their duty in this regard.†8 more

In contrast, there's empirical evidence that crackdowns can succeed, when combined with social services such as job retraining and drug rehabilitation, and that's the approach we've come to favor.†2 more

Child mortality declined by 8-15 percent with the enactment of suffrage laws.... Nationwide, these reductions translate into roughly 20,000 averted child deaths each year.†3 more

Implicit in what we're saying about China is something that sounds shocking to many Americans: Sweatshops have given women a boost.1 more

Usha's mother, Alka, is also unusually well-educated: Although she married at age fifteen, she has a ninth-grade education and is literate.3 more