Women's Empowerment

I am so excited to be an advocate for women's rights.

Here's a quote from Half the Sky:

"Empowerment is a cliche in the aid community, but it is truly what is needed. The first step toward justice is to transform that culture of female docility and subservience, so that women themselves become more assertive and demanding. As we said earlier, that is, of course, easy for outsiders like us to say: We're not the ones who run horrible risks for speaking up. But when a woman does stand up, it's imperative that outsiders champion her; we also must nurture institutions to protect such people. Sometimes we may even need to  provide asylum for those whose lives are in danger. More broadly, the single most important way to encourage women and girls to stand up for their rights is education, and we can do far more to promote universal education in poor countries. (53)

Boo yah!!!!