Remember a time when we hoped women would take over the world and make it a better place?I picked up this story on the Girl Effect from the super Wokai crew who are focused on microfinance in China,
When I look at the breakdown of my Kiva loans I see 80% of my loans going to women. It makes sense really as they are at the providing end of the scale: food, retail, clothing, agriculture.
So this one is for the girls today
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
This seems to parellel Article 6. Surely all are equal before the law?
Well as we know that is not the case. Or to paraphrase Orwell, “all humans are equal, but some are more equal than others”.
Men and women for example are treated unequally in many jurisdictions. Sometimes it makes me wonder how they drafted this thing with a straight face. Did they actually believe it? Answers on a postcard please.
I’m a Londoner who moved to Christchurch, New Zealand in 2002. After studying economics and finance at Manchester University and a couple of years of backpacking, I ended up working in the financial markets in London. I traded the global financial markets on behalf of investment banks for 11 years. I write about the intersection of economic, social and environmental issues . My prime interest is in designing better systems to create a better world. I welcome comments and input.