Like many of those participating in the book-club effort, Ms. Natarajan, who works in real estate in Houston, had never contributed to Mercy Corps before. But she persuaded her book club to get involved after reading an article by Mr. Kristof, a columnist in The New York Times, which eventually led her to sign up for the charity’s e-mails and learn about the book-group effort.
Ms. Natarajan considers herself educated on women’s issues and world affairs. She grew up in Pakistan, holds a master’s degree in South Asian history, and has served on the board of a local Planned Parenthood.
But she says she still found the book, with its discussions of honor killings, forced prostitution, and mass rape, very difficult to read. “There was anger and disbelief that women actually live under these types of conditions,” she says. “Across the board, everyone felt like we had to do something to help.”
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