Women are Not the Problem, but the Solution

October 1 and 2 at 9 PM
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Maro Chermayeff, Jamie Gordon, and Mikaela Beardsley
Presented by POV Documentaries with a Point of View

The library staff recommends "Half the Sky" to the Goodwin Community.

A landmark series based on the book by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide follows six celebrity activists as they travel to six countries and meet inspiring, courageous individuals who are confronting oppression and developing real, meaningful solutions through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls.

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide aims to amplify the central message of the book — that women are not the problem, but the solution — and to bolster the broad and growing movement for change.

POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 300 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.


The book is available in the library.
Source: Independent Lens: A Film Festival in Your Living Room (POV)