Global Girlfriends: How One Mom Made It Her Business to Help Women in Poverty Worldwide

I didn't actually expect to enjoy this book very much, as I am not generally a fan of "the world is awful, but I'm a do-gooder" genre (that's a genre, right?). They tend to read like either PR pieces or inspirational fluff, and both approaches turn me off. And, frankly, I was embarrassed about the title, as I'm not really the girl-power/girlfriend type. But Edgar actually wrote a compelling case for her business that focuses less on her and her work and more on the women she intends to help and how, exactly, this for-profit organization can assist communities around the globe. I sense that she made a conscious decision to not focus too much on the truly deplorable conditions she must see. While you definitely understand the desperation show more some of the world's poorest are facing, there are few gruesome descriptions of poverty. I suspect she eased up on that in order to prevent paralyzing people into inaction. This book is all about action: what needs to be done, what she is doing, what the women are doing, what you can do. I recommend this book and I definitely will be shopping Global Girlfriend, horrible name aside. show less

Another good cause. Interesting and impressive how the author got involved in helping women around the world and very motivating. Couldn't finish the book, however, as the stories were just too much reading.

Interesting to hear how one woman chose to make a difference with her $2000 tax refund. Very doable.