Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide filmed in 10 countries, following Kristof, WuDunn, and celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde on a journey to tell the stories of inspiring and courageous individuals. Across the globe, oppression is being confronted and meaningful solutions are being fashioned through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls. Embedded in the linked problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality — which needlessly claims one woman every 90 seconds — is the single most vital opportunity of our time. All over the world, women are seizing this opportunity.

"Celebrities can bring these issues into the limelight. That’s your job;
to shine a little light on people that are actually doing the hard lifting,
but to help them as much as you can."

— Susan Sarandon, Actor, Activist