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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

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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.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2012-10-03

Runtime: 224 mins

Director: Maro Chermayeff

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

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Production Countries: United States of America

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