The Internationalization of Women's Issues
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa
New York Times
New York Times
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Things seem to be looking up. The U.N. is conscious of women's issues globally and is working to fix it.
"Today there is greater awareness than ever before that women's full participation is essential for peace, democracy and sustainable development." -Michelle Bachelet
I loved the idea they have to "elect more women as heads of state and government and to parliaments, and promote more women to corporate boards and executive positions; advance and empower women in the developed and developing world; close the gender pay gap; and improve workplace conditions."
How does that sound? I think it sounds pretty great. Getting women in executive and powerful positions could possibly show people that women have these capabilities and should not be second to men. Closing the gender pay gap is included and of course that's a great step.
However there is, of course, the people that will just simply think that this would be a terrible decision and if it were to happen, the executive women would make things worse for whatever she was leading.
But let's just try and reach that ignorance by empowering women. In a changing and developing world we need to keep changing and developing as well. Women's rights are a part of that development and growth.
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