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  1. “Prostitution is Absence of Choice”

    September 28, 2012

    Economic necessity, a lack of employment options, or coercion by family, pimps, or traffickers are all factors that can force women into sexual slavery. In Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, celebrity activist America Ferrera traveled to India with Nicholas Kristof to visit Urmi Basu and the New Light shelter. No…

  2. Investing in Education

    September 26, 2012

    Educating the world’s girls and women is one of the best social development investments to be made. But despite gains in access to education, keeping girls in school remains a struggle in the developing world.What started with a case of job burnout and a much needed backpacking trip to Nepal for John Wood, soon evolved into a highly effective non-profit…

  3. Ford Foundation Event Celebrates Premieres of Half the Sky and Women and Girls Lead Global

    September 26, 2012

    Foundation, NGO, and media outlet leaders applaud investment in efforts to achieve gender equality. NBC News correspondent Ann Curry with U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer, Half the Sky author Nicholas D. Kristof, and Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas. Photo credit: Ford Foundation, Hallie Easley.Amid the…

  4. Women and Girls Lead Global Partnership Launched

    September 24, 2012

    ITVS will lead implementation of project to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment worldwide.Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today announced the launch of Women and Girls Lead Global, a public-private partnership between USAID, Ford Foundation, and ITVS, working in collaboration…

  5. Get Involved with Half the Sky

    September 24, 2012

    The day has arrived! Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide premieres on Independent Lens this week (October 1&2) on PBS. This special two-night event has a myriad of ways you can be a part of the stories you’ll see, from a social TV application to a mosaic of Half the Sky fans. With a range of social media activities in…

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