RaveThe Boston GlobeIn their urgent new book, the husband and wife team of Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn argue passionately that the oppression of women and girls worldwide is 'one of the paramount human rights problems of this century' ... Serious abuses include female genital mutilation, honor killings, sexual slavery, and mass rape, but this book is far more than a catalog of horrors. The authors include numerous steps that can be taken to reduce the awful suffering ... authors are careful not to blame men alone. Oppression of women often is deeply embedded in local cultures, and is accepted by men and women alike ...excels as a compelling mix of history, culture, politics, and religious practice... a grab-the-reader-by-the-lapels wake-up call.
