October 27 – March 31, 2013
Inspired by the best-selling book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the exhibition tells stories of women from around the globe who have changed their lives through education, economics, and self-determination.
|
|
Women Hold Up Half the Sky is a one-of-a-kind exhibition, serving as a wake-up call to the injustices perpetrated against women worldwide and the ways to effect change. Visitors will experience compelling stories, documentary photographs and visual and audio installations, illuminating how women are leading the way in redressing chronic injustice and abuse. Interactive gallery experiences include direct opportunities for advocacy and involvement by visitors to the exhibition. Women Hold Up Half the Sky celebrates how individuals can be part of workable
solutions and respond to this uplifting call to action.
|
|
|
Girls and boys offer a prayer before eating. They are students at Prajwala, an education center in Hyderabad, India, dedicated to preventing sex trafficking and to rehabilitating survivors. Photograph by Nicholas D. Kristof. |
|
|
|
Saima Muhammad’s daughter, Javaria, is in school and ranked first in her class. Her father, once disdainful of girls, now says, “Girls are just as good as boys.” Photograph by Nicholas D. Kristof. |
|
|
|
A $2 loan enabled Goretti Nyabenda to purchase fertilizer and begin a business making banana beer. She now supports her family of six, and her husband no longer abuses her. Photograph by Nicholas D. Kristof. |
|
|
|
Women enrolled in Women for Women International's programs in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photograph by Les Stone. |
