WR122 - Half the Sky: Half the Sky

Half the Sky - The official website of the book: "Half the Sky lays out an agenda for the world's women and three major abuses: sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender-based violence including honor killings and mass rape; maternal mortality, which needlessly claims one woman a minute."

Related Resources - Here are some of the groups that specialize in supporting women in the developing countries. It's a starting point for your own research.

The Women's Crusade - Published in the New York Times, this essay written by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn is a brief adaptation of the book.

Use CQ Researcher to find in-depth reports on related topics.

Browse by topic, such as:

• Social Movements - Feminism.
• Human Rights.

Keyword search for terms such as honor killing, forced prostitution, maternal mortality, etc.

Clicking on the book title will take you to the library cataloging record.

• Click on the Where is it to see which library branch has the book and whether it is checked out or available.
• Click on the Full Display button to see more information.
• Click on Place Request if the book is at another branch or checked out and you would like it sent to your preferred library branch. You do need a library card to request items.

Using the Library Catalog to look at subject headings:

• In library catalog, select the search option Browse.
  Then choose search by Subject
  Search on Human Trafficking
• Notice that some of the subject headings are specific to countries, or some aspect of human trafficking
• Search on women-violence against

Using the Gale Virtual Reference Library for encyclopedia entries on the above topics; includes an encyclopedia title Human Trafficking.