Week 14: Social Movements

After reading about social movements, it made me think of a book I was given as a gift last Christmas that I just started reading.  The book is called Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.  The book looks at the controversial topics of violence against women through forced prostitution and genital mutilation.  The book tells the stories of women all over the world who have suffered through these terrible experiences.  Having been part of an organization in college that presented about rape, I know the devastation these things can have on women.  Any woman will tell you that men and women cannot truly be equal until violence against women stops.  Even with all the progress we have made, women are still not considered to be equal to men.  I think Half the Sky is a call for these problems to be dealt with and taken seriously.  This book is a must read for everyone, men and women alike.  Women need to be empowered to stand up for themselves and men need to learn how to treat women.  This book contains a long list of organizations that exist all over the world to help women.  This is one social movement I would be glad to join.