https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/10/why-gender-and-income-inequality-are-linked
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/gender-equality/
Quotes from the above:
"International commitments to advance gender equality have brought about improvements in some areas: child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) have declined in recent years..."
Yay for small victories.
"But the promise of a world in which every woman and girl enjoys full gender equality, and where all legal, social and economic barriers to their empowerment have been removed, remains unfulfilled. In fact, that goal is probably even more distant than before, since women and girls are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic."
"In many areas, progress has been too slow. At the current rate, it will take an estimated 300 years to end child marriage, 286 years to close gaps in legal protection and remove discriminatory laws, 140 years for women to be represented equally in positions of power and leadership in the workplace, and 47 years to achieve equal representation in national parliaments."
Do I really need to go on? I could quote facts and figures all day. But you're right, it makes no difference when it falls on deaf ears. But I thank you, I am now inspired to write another article on the subject!!
If you want to find out (or some modicum of insight into) what it's really like being a woman in a world designed for and by men, read Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez, an in depth analysis of the gender data bias, from car manufacture (more women die in road accidents than men because of auto design) to medical trials and everything in between. Twice as many women die from heart attacks than men. Oh, yeah on that note, how about this...
https://www.healthywomen.org/condition/pain-gap-womens-pain-undertreated
And I like that your name includes the phrase "I am not afraid to voice my view."
It's worth noting on that point that many women are afraid because of the thousands of rape threats and death threats they receive when they dare to express their views.
Had any online threats lately? Thought not.
In the US,
Men are the perpetrators in 87.8% of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
96.8% of rapes
93.1% of other sex offenses
76.4% of aggravated assault
96% of pedophilia
Source: FBI crime stats 2018
I'm curious to know why you wanted to write a story about a women's organisation that excludes men? Do you feel hard done by? Does it challenge your sense of entitlement and absolute privilege, due to having been born male? Is there another agenda? What reason could you possibly have for failing to understand women's need to have some some space for themselves, without being potentially harassed and endangered by men?
