Name: Our century's greatest injustice
Uploaded: 2010-08-17T09:49:00Z
Duration: 18 min 2 s
Description: Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will we be using all our human resources.

Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will we be using all our human resources.

Sheryl WuDunn: Our century's greatest injustice

Our century's greatest injustice

Educating girls like Dai Manju transforms lives, breaking cycles of poverty with just a $13 school fee or a $10,000 donation.

Gender inequity is the central moral challenge of our century, with 60-100 million missing females due to discrimination.

Investing in girls’ education is not just moral but practical, significantly reducing poverty and combating overpopulation.