August 26th 2009 marked 89 years since women were first granted the constitutional right to vote in the United States (19th amendment was certified on Aug 26th 1920). Some 72 years prior, the first women's rights convention was held in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York (July 19-20, 1848).
For those of us who are lucky enough to call the United States our home, it seems hard to believe that just 161 years ago the rights of women were so limited in this great nation. Since the first women's rights convention took place, a great deal of progress has been made but there is still much work to be done until true economic and social parity is achieved between the sexes. Often times important issues which affect human beings end up being politicized and in so doing the true meaning and significance of the issue can be diminished because people get in the way and corrupt the process. It's important to realize that the issue of women's rights is not just an American issue, nor is it merely a political issue, rather it is an issue of fundamental human rights which transcends all borders, races, nationalities, etc.
The matter of women's rights is not just important to women, but it is also important to men as evidenced by economic research reports which have been published by industry giants such as Goldman Sachs, Ernst and Young, and McKinsey & Company. The dialogue which must take place in our modern industrialized societies needs to be one that is inclusive so that men are made to recognize the important and vital role that they play in the process since they also stand to gain from the outcome. All across the board, from the individual to the family unit to the community and to the national level, everyone has to be informed about the benefits that await a world that believes in and works to promote the equality between the sexes.
Below is a collection of links to resources which, in my opinion, highlight the importance of the issue of women's rights specifically in an economic context and which help to illustrate why both sexes in every nation of the world should be vigilant in the effort to attain true gender equality.
For those of us who are lucky enough to call the United States our home, it seems hard to believe that just 161 years ago the rights of women were so limited in this great nation. Since the first women's rights convention took place, a great deal of progress has been made but there is still much work to be done until true economic and social parity is achieved between the sexes. Often times important issues which affect human beings end up being politicized and in so doing the true meaning and significance of the issue can be diminished because people get in the way and corrupt the process. It's important to realize that the issue of women's rights is not just an American issue, nor is it merely a political issue, rather it is an issue of fundamental human rights which transcends all borders, races, nationalities, etc.
The matter of women's rights is not just important to women, but it is also important to men as evidenced by economic research reports which have been published by industry giants such as Goldman Sachs, Ernst and Young, and McKinsey & Company. The dialogue which must take place in our modern industrialized societies needs to be one that is inclusive so that men are made to recognize the important and vital role that they play in the process since they also stand to gain from the outcome. All across the board, from the individual to the family unit to the community and to the national level, everyone has to be informed about the benefits that await a world that believes in and works to promote the equality between the sexes.
Below is a collection of links to resources which, in my opinion, highlight the importance of the issue of women's rights specifically in an economic context and which help to illustrate why both sexes in every nation of the world should be vigilant in the effort to attain true gender equality.
great blog keep up the good work
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