Absolute vindication of the feminist analysis
I was reading over someone's shoulder on the bus the other morning and this interview with Stephen Lewis, the Special Envoy to the UN for HIV/AIDS. This response in particular I wanted to share.
What is being done on the ground to address the vulnerability of women?
"I see very little change on the ground. There is little progress in building a legal infrastructure and getting laws in place to protect the property and inheritance rights of women. It moves from inertia to paralysis. We need the toughest laws imaginable against sexual violence and marital rape, and we need ways to enforce them. We need to encourage the social empowerment of women, whether it’s putting girls in school or starting income-generating projects. But I just can’t get over how slowly this is happening. What we have is an absolute vindication of the feminist analysis: when you’re dealing with the inability of men to relinquish power and authority, then you are in real trouble. "
What is being done on the ground to address the vulnerability of women?
"I see very little change on the ground. There is little progress in building a legal infrastructure and getting laws in place to protect the property and inheritance rights of women. It moves from inertia to paralysis. We need the toughest laws imaginable against sexual violence and marital rape, and we need ways to enforce them. We need to encourage the social empowerment of women, whether it’s putting girls in school or starting income-generating projects. But I just can’t get over how slowly this is happening. What we have is an absolute vindication of the feminist analysis: when you’re dealing with the inability of men to relinquish power and authority, then you are in real trouble. "
posted by Joolya at
4:31 PM
3 Comments:
Hmmm. I think the real key here is enforcement. You can make laws all you want, but when it comes to enforcing them over the entire world it gets a little tricky. So as he said, the people themselves have to change their minds.
Also men suck. Kidding (mostly).
As my step-dad says, "I got the pie - I got the knife - you do you think's gonna get the biggest slice?" How do we convince the knife-holders it's in everyone's best interest, in the long run, to share the power? Men, whites, rich people . . .
Possibly through internal development, & changing our hearts may we help others see. Books such as the generosity factor, art of happiness, power freedom & flow or anything that may help one understand the difference between significance & success. I feel well structured sports programs or programs in general can be a step forward.
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