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Women Hold Up Half the SkyThe author comments on the progress of efforts to uphold the role of women in society. She discusses several topics addressed in her women's studies class, including the use of rape as an instrument of war and the legal, cultural and religious discrimination, economic hardship and physical abuse faced by women. She also describes an increase in women's activism, many in response to the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and the rise of the #MeToo movement.