Half The Sky Book Chapters Reflections Gender-based Violence
Humanities
Based on Chapter 1 and 2 in the half the sky by nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn write
1.) what information about gender-based violence resonated most with you during the reading? what was most surprising?
2.) Michelle Bachelet, executive director of UN women, says, “you see violence against women in rich places, highly educated families, in very low-income families in all regions of the world.” before reading this book, did you think of violence against women and girls as a worldwide crisis? in what ways, if any, is gender-based violence an issue in your community?
3.) Sheryl Wudunn notes that there are 60 million women and girls “missing” because they have been literally “discriminated to death.” what will it take to change this? what institutions other than the government should be tackling these problems?
4.) Gender-based violence is a broad issue. what small, tangible steps would you first take to help end this phenomenon? how would your approach in your local community be different from your approach internationally?
Don’t forget to use at least two articles in this paper as well.
