On the path to equality
Newspapers and TVnews daily report shocking data on women's condition around the world.
Our societies have plenty of woeful stories related to gender inequality and violence but this week there is a good news as well: African women are finally increasing their visibility.
Indeed, African women have started to reach positions of power in the last years and sixteen countries have now a higher percentage of female parliamentarians than the UK and other European countries.
This process is predicted to bring the need of more equality among women and men at the top of the political agenda and, even though the increase has yet to become a trend, it proves that things have started to change for the better.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2012/nov/05/africa-leading-the-way-for-women
Newspapers and TVnews daily report shocking data on women's condition around the world.
Our societies have plenty of woeful stories related to gender inequality and violence but this week there is a good news as well: African women are finally increasing their visibility.
Indeed, African women have started to reach positions of power in the last years and sixteen countries have now a higher percentage of female parliamentarians than the UK and other European countries.
This process is predicted to bring the need of more equality among women and men at the top of the political agenda and, even though the increase has yet to become a trend, it proves that things have started to change for the better.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2012/nov/05/africa-leading-the-way-for-women
President Banda knows that access to education and health will change a girl’s future economic and social prospects: girls who stay in school marry later, have fewer children and go on to contribute more fully to the economic development of their communities and nations. She also esablished the Joyce Banda Foundation that assists Malawian children and orphans through education.
ReplyDeleteHer own life experience provides testimony to the importance of investing in girl’s education, and providing access to health services including family planning.
Joyce Banda wrote for the site “ TrustLaw Women” an inspirational post and I suggest that everyone read it. I think Joyce Banda can make the difference for women. She can offer hope for a better future.
Very good news! But what about us?
ReplyDeleteI hope Europe will step forward, too. Specially I dream a different future in Italy, where the percentage of women in parliament is only 20% of the members.
I hope there will be more women committed in politics.
I hope women will not compelled to wield power as men to be accepted.
I hope women will be enough strong to contribute to determine the political agenda’s issues.
I hope men will not decide for us about matters that concern only women’s body.
I found your blog very interesting. In particular I really enjoyed this last news you reported. It makes me aware that in Italy we are not conscious of the goals that the feminine gender is reaching, and also that probably we are more politically backward than more Countries that we mistakenly consider less democratic than our Country.
ReplyDeleteLaura Marchioro
I THINK THAT THE INCREASE OF AFRICAN WOMEN IN POWER POSITIONS IS A GOOD START TO IMPROVE WOMEN'S CONDITIONS, EVEN IF THE AFRICAN WOMAN DOESN'T STILL BENEFITS FROM A COMPLETE SOCIAL CLAIM. TODAY THERE IS STILL A STRONG INEQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN: THE EMANCIPATION IS HIGHLY IMPEDED DUE TO WIDESPREAD MUSLIM CULTURE AND RELIGION. GROWTH PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT CAN BE A DECISIVE FACTOR FOR REDUCING INEQUALITIES AND BEGIN A CHANGE.
ReplyDeleteI'm really happy that African women have increased their visibility. I hope that their condition continues to improve, it is a great achievement for them but also for all women of the world. I hope in addition that they find more space in politics in order to assert their rights more strongly.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I believe that there are still many steps to enforce their right to be a woman!
Elsa Pasqual
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