I'm halfway through this great podcast about how women are in the process of claiming their rights and standing together for greater equality all over the globe. It's hard to hear their suffering, but it's so uplifting to know that half the world's population - nearly 3.5 billion people - stand a better chance than ever of being healthy, equal and productive citizens. It's well past time that happened, and we owe our thanks to all the women and men who struggled to make this happen.
One interesting point they make in this podcast is that policy makers, economists and politicians all around the world have concluded that to make progress on poverty, health, violence and the economy, you have to give women an equal place in society.
In New Brunswick, we all know our economy could use some improvement (so could our health, not to mention poverty). This makes me wonder what we are and aren't doing to include girls and women and to ensure that they flourish. Neglecting to deal with women's issues here only serves to put us a greater disadvantage.
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