abstract:Half the Sky Movement is inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's best-selling book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.Nicholas Kristof's 'Half The Sky' Trailer Highlights Plight Of Women Worldwide (VIDEO) The movement seeks to put an end to the oppression of women and girls worldwide through a transmedia project that uses video, websites, games, blogs and other educational tools both to raise awareness of women's issues and also to provide concrete steps to fight these problems and empower women.
These, among others, are the truths uncovered to so many American men and women in the past year as a result of theHalftheSkyMovement, the multimedia collaboration from NYTimes reporter Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn.
Zynga is not only creating giving opportunities within its own games, but is also pitching in to help projects with similar social missions, including HalftheSkyMovement: The Game, which Zynga has been on board with since the beginning, providing significant staff contributions.