The Moment of Lift
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The Sunday Times bestseller.
Hard-hitting and uplifting true stories of the women around the world facing extreme gender inequality who, when the wider community supports them to challenge the status quo, improve life for the whole of society. The Moment of Lift is a timely and necessary call to action for women's empowerment.
The right to: Spend your own money. Go to school. Earn an income. Access contraceptives. Work outside the home. Walk outside the home. Choose whom to marry. Get a loan. Start a business. Own property. Divorce a husband. See a doctor. Drive a car. All of these rights are denied to women in some parts of the world.
'How can we summon a moment of lift for human beings - and especially for women? Because when you lift up women, you lift up humanity.'
In this moving and compelling book, Melinda French Gates shares the stories of the inspiring people she's met during her work and travels around the world and the lessons she's learned from them. As she writes in the introduction, "That is why I had to write this book - to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life. I want all of us to see ways we can lift women up where we live."
Melinda's unforgettable narrative is backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention - from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace. And, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and the road to equality in her own marriage. Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world - and ourselves.
When we lift others up, they lift us up, too.
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I want to give this book six stars. Seriously. I need to go back and turn all my five-star-ratings into four, to lift this book visibly up. Although it took me months of reading and I never could read one full chapter in one sitting, this book was never dull or boring. It moved me, pulled me, made me feel shame and pride, hit me where I needed to be hit and in the end (literally), gave me a moment of enlightenment to take away. Please, do yourself and humanity a favor and read this book! (Even if the hype surrounding it leaves you sceptical - it's worth it!)
Das Buch hat mich beeindruckt und das tatsächlich eher unerwartet. Melinda Gates erzählt viel aus ihrem eigenen Leben, vor allem aber über ihren Weg des Lernens und Wachsens beim Aufbau ihrer Hilfsorganisation gemeinsam mit Bill Gates. Wenn man sich schonmal mit Entwicklungshilfe und den politikwissenschaftlichen Hintergründen dazu beschäftigt hat (oder regelmäßig den Economist o.ä. liest), dann sind die von ihr aufgezeigten Zusammenhänge nicht überraschend neu. Aber: Diese Zusammenhänge sind so wichtig, dass man sie gar nicht oft genug wiederholen kann. Im Kern der Bemühungen sollten immer die Frauen stehen, da über die Verbesserung derer Lebensumstände komplexe Prozesse in Gang gesetzt werden, die nachhaltige Veränderung bewirken. Melinda Gates beschreibt dabei ihren Kampf um Verstehen und die Entwicklung ihrer Bemühungen, angefangen von Verhütungsmitteln für Frauen, über den Kampf gegen Aids bis hin zu komplexen gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhängen des indischen Kastensystems. Dabei streut sie immer wieder sehr persönliche Geschichten von ihren Begegnungen und Reisen ein, die mich mehr als einmal zum Weinen gebracht haben. It's all about the women! Frauen können dieses Buch sehr gerne lesen, aber noch viel viel mehr freue ich mich über jeden einzelnen Mann, der das tut.
Description
The Sunday Times bestseller.
Hard-hitting and uplifting true stories of the women around the world facing extreme gender inequality who, when the wider community supports them to challenge the status quo, improve life for the whole of society. The Moment of Lift is a timely and necessary call to action for women's empowerment.
The right to: Spend your own money. Go to school. Earn an income. Access contraceptives. Work outside the home. Walk outside the home. Choose whom to marry. Get a loan. Start a business. Own property. Divorce a husband. See a doctor. Drive a car. All of these rights are denied to women in some parts of the world.
'How can we summon a moment of lift for human beings - and especially for women? Because when you lift up women, you lift up humanity.'
In this moving and compelling book, Melinda French Gates shares the stories of the inspiring people she's met during her work and travels around the world and the lessons she's learned from them. As she writes in the introduction, "That is why I had to write this book - to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life. I want all of us to see ways we can lift women up where we live."
Melinda's unforgettable narrative is backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention - from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace. And, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and the road to equality in her own marriage. Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world - and ourselves.
When we lift others up, they lift us up, too.
Book Information
Posts
I want to give this book six stars. Seriously. I need to go back and turn all my five-star-ratings into four, to lift this book visibly up. Although it took me months of reading and I never could read one full chapter in one sitting, this book was never dull or boring. It moved me, pulled me, made me feel shame and pride, hit me where I needed to be hit and in the end (literally), gave me a moment of enlightenment to take away. Please, do yourself and humanity a favor and read this book! (Even if the hype surrounding it leaves you sceptical - it's worth it!)
Das Buch hat mich beeindruckt und das tatsächlich eher unerwartet. Melinda Gates erzählt viel aus ihrem eigenen Leben, vor allem aber über ihren Weg des Lernens und Wachsens beim Aufbau ihrer Hilfsorganisation gemeinsam mit Bill Gates. Wenn man sich schonmal mit Entwicklungshilfe und den politikwissenschaftlichen Hintergründen dazu beschäftigt hat (oder regelmäßig den Economist o.ä. liest), dann sind die von ihr aufgezeigten Zusammenhänge nicht überraschend neu. Aber: Diese Zusammenhänge sind so wichtig, dass man sie gar nicht oft genug wiederholen kann. Im Kern der Bemühungen sollten immer die Frauen stehen, da über die Verbesserung derer Lebensumstände komplexe Prozesse in Gang gesetzt werden, die nachhaltige Veränderung bewirken. Melinda Gates beschreibt dabei ihren Kampf um Verstehen und die Entwicklung ihrer Bemühungen, angefangen von Verhütungsmitteln für Frauen, über den Kampf gegen Aids bis hin zu komplexen gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhängen des indischen Kastensystems. Dabei streut sie immer wieder sehr persönliche Geschichten von ihren Begegnungen und Reisen ein, die mich mehr als einmal zum Weinen gebracht haben. It's all about the women! Frauen können dieses Buch sehr gerne lesen, aber noch viel viel mehr freue ich mich über jeden einzelnen Mann, der das tut.