Protecting the World's Mothers  Oprah.com   |   December 01,
2009 Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times columnist Nicholas
Kristof boldly travels to the most dangerous corners of the
world to report on stories of war crimes and injustices. Through
his passionate reporting, he gives a voice to the voiceless and
shows us that anyone can make a difference.  Now, Nicholas
Kristof and his wife, Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn, are
inspiring people like you to help women and children through
their book Half the Sky . "In the 19th century, the foremost
challenge was slavery," Nicholas says. "Today, we think it is
the gender inequity, especially in the developing world."  One
of the most dangerous forms of sex discrimination is the lack of
proper healthcare for women in developing nations, as evidenced
in Nicholas' haunting report about a young mother.  Prudence, a
mother of three living in a remote Cameroon village, had few
resources available when she went into labor with her fourth
child. After three days of a