Top 10 #Devreads on how girls' empowerment is key to the future of development

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10 books to read on how girls’ empowerment is key to the future of development

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See how girls’ empowerment can bring a brighter future not only to themselves, but to the world in these 10 reads.


Shaping the Future: Girls and our Destiny

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Phyllis Kilbourn

http://books.google.com/books?id=dG_sNAAACAAJ&dq=Shaping+The+Future+Girls+and+Our+Destiny&hl=en&sa=X&ei=URszU6ycJpG6yAGnjIGQDw&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA

http://www.amazon.com/Shaping-Future-Girls-Our-Destiny/dp/0878080023/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395841716&sr=1-8&keywords=girls+%2B+future


In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom

Qanta Ahmed


http://books.google.com/books?id=HeahqgSYAOkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=In+the+Land+of+Invisible+Women:+A+Female+Doctor%27s+Journey+in+the+Saudi+Kingdom&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UhwzU_OyKqT4yQG0vICoAQ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.amazon.com/In-Land-Invisible-Women-Doctors/dp/1402210876/ref=pd_sim_b_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1REXMP3PGXQMW6AMDRG8


Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

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http://books.google.com/books?id=lRbyHv7gLacC&printsec=frontcover&dq=half+the+sky&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5xwzU-SQHanOyQGA3IDgCQ&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.amazon.com/Half-Sky-Oppression-Opportunity-Worldwide/dp/0307387097/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0S6NYEKC266Y0JTBDQZM


I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced


Nujood Ali, Delphine Minoui and Linda Coverdale

http://books.google.com/books?id=pUscmtndV7YC&printsec=frontcover&dq=i+am+nujood+age+10+and+divorced&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Jh0zU8WZE-nuyQGExYCYCA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.amazon.com/Am-Nujood-Age-10-Divorced/dp/0307589676/ref=pd_sim_b_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1PM32XN54Z3K68VNZVFH


Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale: A Memoir


Rachel Lloyd


http://books.google.com/books?id=yUjOBueJSWIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=girls+like+us&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6R0zU673A6mqyAGlkIDwCw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.amazon.com/Girls-Like-Us-Fighting-Memoir/dp/0061582069/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0ZZX01ZWGXSYZNYH9C3N


The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine


Somaly Mam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Nicholas Kristof

http://books.google.com/books?id=R9i-6viGM9YC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+road+of+lost+innocence&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0B8zU8HjKOrAyAGhz4HQCw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.amazon.com/The-Road-Lost-Innocence-Cambodian/dp/0385526229/ref=pd_sim_b_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SXT25HRR9M5E1CZSS6F


Never Again: Not to Any Woman or Girl Again



Betty Makoni

http://books.google.com/books?id=DS1YAAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=never+again:+not+to+any+woman&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DSEzU53JDvHUsASms4CYBA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.amazon.com/Never-Again-Not-Woman-Girl/dp/1466938471/ref=sr_1_40?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395843127&sr=1-40&keywords=empowering+girls


Sex and World Peace: Sex, Death, and Hierarchy in a Chinese City



William Jankowiak

http://www.amazon.com/Sex-World-Peace-Hierarchy-Chinese/dp/0231131836/ref=sr_1_42?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395843235&sr=1-42&keywords=empowering+girls

http://books.google.com/books?id=NYy-T_Mp8QwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Sex+and+World+Peace&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jyEzU9GeBKzIsATfkICIAg&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false


Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--and How We Can Fight It


David Batstone

http://books.google.com/books?id=c-V7EqqjhyYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=not+for+sale&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zyIzU53WK6bQsASe64DIBw&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.amazon.com/Not-Sale-Return-Global-Trade/dp/0061998834/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=02C6CX1YT79E4MT8ABJQ


War Is Not Over When It's Over: Women Speak Out from the Ruins of War


Ann Jones


http://www.amazon.com/War-Not-Over-When-Its/dp/B005IUZZ2A/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1REXMP3PGXQMW6AMDRG8

http://books.google.com/books?id=pqKgn3Xw_XIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=war+is+not+over+when+it%27s+over&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eCMzU9qbJq3QsQSaroDwDw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false


How did we create this list?

This list was compiled by a survey of available literature on the subject of girls’ empowerment. Want to recommend a book to add to this list? Comment below and tell us or tweet @devex #DevReads.


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