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Representation of Women Around the World

By: Sharavi Parsi

 

From a very young age, I was taught the meaning of sisterhood and how this connection with other girls brings us closer together as a family. The people I was surrounded by taught me to be confident and resilient. However, growing up I noticed that many women around the world experienced the opposite and were forced into a life they never wanted. It always makes me wonder, “Where would I be if I was never taught the values of what it means to be a girl?”

According to a Harvard study, around the world, specifically in third world countries, women are presented with a number of heavy burdens and torments that they must endure every day of their lives. Many third world countries such as Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, etc., are host nations that house gender-based violence; in these countries, there is a one in eleven chance that women will die during childbirth; 87% of these women are illiterate; over 150 million girls under the age of 18 have experienced forced sexual violence. Gender-based violence cases have increased tremendously in the past few years and they will continue to grow if we do not actively strive to put a stop to this.

In 1976, the UN Decade for women called for a Voluntary Fund for Decade. In the following years, the General Assembly established the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW or the Bill of Rights for Women). In 1980, the Second World Conference on Women was held in Copenhagen and the resulting Programme of Action called for strict national measures to ensure women’s ownership as well as improvements in women’s rights with respect to inheritance. This measure was adopted by many developing nations and gave rise to much positive change. As for the UN, drastic measures were taken to improve the lives of many underprivileged women and gave them the representation that they needed.

In the world we live in today, gender equality is essential to economic property, sustainable development, and a safe community. The impact of empowering women spurs much economic growth and productivity as it helps women to grow as a people.

A woman alone is powerful, but together, we can make a change.


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