Parity-the
state or condition of being the same
in power, value, rank, equality.
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A DIGEST OF ARTICLES AND OPINIONS
ON
WOMEN'S EQUALITY ISSUES
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"WE WANT
IT ALL, BUT WE'LL TAKE HALF"
Bella Abzug, former congresswoman from
NYC
Bella said it so
well. We want parity. Women understand sharing
whether it's power, money or child rearing.
We are
more than half the population and we're still
asking for our fair share.
We cut across every
divide:
race, ethnicity, age, class, religion....
and we want a full share in politics, economics and
society.
We believe, that at this time of our
history, when we are experiencing an economic
downturn, the advances made
by women hitherto are likely to be eroded.
With this in mind the editors wish to present a regularly updated digest of articles from a wide variety of sources which relates to the
ultimate vision, the parity of women.
Lilly Rivlin
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Australia has a female Acting Prime Minister!...
I stumbled onto this interesting fact: It seems that, as we sit here, Australia has a first-ever female Acting Prime Minister! Her name is Julia Gillard. She is actually the Deputy Prime Minister, but when the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, is out of the country (attending the United Nations conference on climate change that’s being held in Bali) the Deputy Prime Minister becomes the acting P. M. Interesting, eh?
And how did I find out about Ms. Gillard? It was totally by accident. CNN ran a story about Australia’s refusal to accept as migrants some men who have been held prisoner at Grantanamo Bay. The story went on to say that Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said that Australia declined to accept the men, that her country evaluated migrants on a “case by case basis,” and that these people did not meet Autralia’s strict standards. Specifically what these “stringent national security and immigration criteria” are, I do not know, but one can easily guess that men captured on or close to a battlefield and held prisoner in the United States’s highest security prison were highly suspicious characters to begin with.
But what jumped out at me was her name and gender. So I did some digging.
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Survey Reveals Global Gender Gap
NORWAY BEST FOR WOMEN, YEMEN WORST
Norway is the country with the narrowest gender gap in the world, while Yemen has the widest. A new global survey of equality between the sexes reveals that despite near equal access to education and health care, women are still way behind when it comes to political and economic decision-making.
The glass ceiling is alive and well, despite women across the world having increased access to health care and education. A new report published on Wednesday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows that the gender gap persists in both the industrial and developing world. The 2008 Global Gender Gap Report predictably ranks the Nordic countries as having the greatest equality between the sexes, with Norway now replacing Sweden at the top of the list. Saudi Arabia, Chad and Yemen were the lowest ranked in the survey of 130 countries.
The report found that on average women and men have reached near parity in access to education, health and survival. However, economically and politically the gap is still large...
.....The United States was ranked 27th up from 31st last year due to the higher number of women appointed to positions of power.
Read more about the Global Gender Gap Report
Download the full report
posted 14 November 2008
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Bella
Abzug: In Hard Times, Look to the
Legacy of the Brilliant Feisty Bella,
Not the Poser Sarah Palin
By Don Hazen,
AlterNet.
Posted November 2, 2008.
Washington Post
In this political
moment when Sarah Palin is the new
conservative female leader archetype,
the image and record of Bella Abzug
stands out in profound contrast. Abzug
was a one of a kind -- a brilliant,
charismatic, caring, impossible,
incorrigible, relentless leader, who
made an indelible mark in politics in
her colorful career as a lawyer,
Congresswoman, and leader of myriad
causes.
As described in the
introduction to the marvelous Bella
Abzug: Oral History ( FSG), edited
by Suzanne Levine and Mary Thom, "Bella
Abzug was an activist and leader in
every major social movement of her
lifetime -- from socialist Zionism and
labor in the 40s, to the civil rights,
ban-the-bomb and anti-Vietnam war
movements in the 50s and 60s; the
women's movement in the 70s and 80s;
and, in the years before she died,
global human rights."
At the age of 50, in
1970, Bella ran for office for the
first time and was elected to Congress,
representing a progressive district in
Manhattan. Being on the inside was a
new experience for her, but Bella
became one of the most respected
strategists in the Congress. Friend and
foe alike marveled at her mastery of
Congressional procedure and her
innovative approaches to
legislation."
Read
more about Bella and her
activism
posted 5 November 2008
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