In today's society, western civilization has come so far when it comes to women's rights. Women can vote, hold a job, own property, run a business, go to college, and lead an independent lifestyle. There are also strong female leaders that hold power in our government , such as Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State and First Lady Michelle Obama. The U.S. hasn't elected a female President yet, but women have taken the role of leadership in other countries, like Margaret Thatcher who was the Prime Minister of England. All of this was made possible by the Seneca Falls Convention, which opened the door for women's equality in America.
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In India, some state governments can't be bothered to count the number of women dying from preventable causes in pregnancy and childbirth. In the United States, rape victims are denied justice through bureaucratic inertia. In Somalia, warlords and famine - yet again - threaten women's lives and families. In some European countries, women fleeing domestic violence are sent home to 'work it out' with their abusive spouses. In Saudi Arabia, women of all ages live under a male guardianship system, preventing them from working, studying, marrying, driving, or traveling abroad without the permission of a male guardian - a father, husband, brother, or even a son."
- Christine Amanpour, quoted in Worden, The Unfinished Revolution
- Christine Amanpour, quoted in Worden, The Unfinished Revolution
The world is trying to address these problems through the actions of the United Nations:
"The first mobilizing tool for what became the Global Campaign for Women's Human Rights was the short but groundbreaking 1991 petition to the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights to be held in Vienna in 1993, that asserted, 'Violence against women violates human rights'"
- Charlotte Bunch, quoted in Worden, The Unfinished Revolution
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes the same ideas that were featured in the Declaration of Sentiments written at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. The ideas written by influential women so long ago still inspire women today across the globe.
"The first mobilizing tool for what became the Global Campaign for Women's Human Rights was the short but groundbreaking 1991 petition to the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights to be held in Vienna in 1993, that asserted, 'Violence against women violates human rights'"
- Charlotte Bunch, quoted in Worden, The Unfinished Revolution
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes the same ideas that were featured in the Declaration of Sentiments written at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. The ideas written by influential women so long ago still inspire women today across the globe.