Above: Alexandra Chauran and daughter, Eris, play Half the Sky Movement: The Game together.

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These, among others, are the truths uncovered to so many American men and women in the past year as a result of the Half the Sky Movement, the multimedia collaboration from NYTimes reporter Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn.

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Zynga is not only creating giving opportunities within its own games, but is also pitching in to help projects with similar social missions, including Half the Sky Movement: The Game, which Zynga has been on board with since the beginning, providing significant staff contributions.

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