"Half the Sky" 9 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Central Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 PBS Almost every review I have read of the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, 2009, Knopf) begins by saying that "a Chinese proverb says that women hold up half the sky," and I can see no better opening to a review of this Independent Lens PBS documentary that is at once compelling, overwhelming, hopeful and life-changing. Husband-and-wife … [Read more...]