Half the Sky(2012)

Half the Sky is a PBS documentary series that examines the global oppression of women as a defining moral crisis of our era. Based on the acclaimed book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the two-part film follows journalists and activists as they investigate gender-based violence, human trafficking, and educational inequality across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Through powerful firsthand accounts and on-the-ground reporting, the series argues that empowering women is essential to solving poverty, disease, and conflict worldwide. Half the Sky combines urgent storytelling with practical solutions, presenting both the scale of the challenge and examples of communities working toward change. The documentary makes a compelling case that advancing women's rights isn't just a humanitarian imperative—it's fundamental to global progress.