Lists that includes Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Our future is in the hands of women, everywhere
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224 min
8.3/10 Votes: 284
PBS series documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the "paramount moral challenge" of our time.
Lists that include Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
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