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Friday, March 16, 2012

Think Equal

We live in a world where women are less likely to own land , are less likely to be educated and more likely to be poorer yet more likely to do more work than men. That doesn't sound fair, does it? There are many reasons for this unfairness and inequity; among them inheritance laws which benefit male siblings over female siblings  and patriarchal religions which elevate men to a higher status in a social order giving theological support to the view that women are the property of men. There is an enormous way to go to change laws, attitudes and religious beliefs that continue the injustice to women right across the world. If you are a man please begin to think equal, think about equality. All things are not equal and cannot be considered equal. People do not have equal access to work, to education, to rights. For a woman to be considered equal to a man in order to take up a position she needs to have had the same rights, education and opportunities that men have had. As a pro-feminist I believe that the benefits of an equality that is equitable are not just for women but as women benefit so will men and especially in their relationships with women. Please have a look at this link... Think Equal, think what an equitable equality may mean.
Think Equal: Women at work

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