Soc 202-02
March 22
The article opens by explaining the goals and thoughts of Hilary Clinton before she left office. She states that is women and girls world wide where treated more fairly, as opposed to their male counterparts, the world wold see more political and economic progress. She also calls it a moral and economic issue as well as unfinished business of the 21st century. Two major organizations that are helping this cause are pointed out. The first is One Billion Rising. It is a campaign that is a one day event where one billion mothers, daughters, aunts and women victims of hate crimes gather together to experience events to help educate others. The goal was to discuss topics such as rape and abuse, to inform those what it is, what the issues are and how to help change the culture surrounding the issues. It was also aimed at leaders and urged them to take action and to prevent these issues from happening in the first place. The second of these was #WeSayEnough. It is a group of faculty and staff from the University of Cape Town. They held a protest march saying that women and girls have the human right to be safe in their own homes and that the government has failed them. The Stanford Association for International Development of SAID also held a conference to talk about the roles that women hold in international development. Aimed at getting more women into the field.
These topics are indeed important. Historically women have had a harder time then men, be it black white asian, doesn't matter. Men have always had a one up from women. We are beginning to accept people of other races, nationalities and identities, so there is no reason why women should still be on the back burner. Women are often viewed as trophies or prizes to men who can be disposed of when we are no longer needed. Violent crimes against women have gone on far to long in such an advanced societies. I am very glad to see these organizations step up to the plate. This way other countries who are having the same issues with gender inequality have examples to follow. When leaders from other countries hear the cries of those who want equality, they don’t have to look very far for help. These organizations are not just here in the US. They are reaching out to other countries and other peoples to show them that women and girls alike deserver to be treated the same as their male counterparts.
http://www.policymic.com/articles/27987/will-2013-be-a-banner-year-for-gender-equality-around-the-world
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