Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored International Women's Day on Sunday, and observed that "no nation in the world has yet achieved full equality for women. . . Like all people, women deserve to live free from violence and fear. To create peaceful, thriving communities, women must be equal partners."
Below is an excerpt from Hillary's Op-ed about International Women's Day and women's equality. It was published in the international newspaper -- The Independent. I couldn't find it in the American press, but I think we all know that the U.S. media is just not that into women's equality.
Blogger Pandora couldn't find coverage of International Women's Day in her Southern California neck of the woods, but she found it in a Chinese newspaper!
Hillary writes:
On a trip to China eleven years ago, I met with women activists who told me about their efforts to advance conditions for women in their country. They offered a vivid portrait of the challenges women faced: employment discrimination, inadequate health care, domestic violence, antiquated laws that hindered women’s progress.
I met some of those women again a few weeks ago, during my first trip to Asia as Secretary of State. This time, I heard about the progress that has been made in the past decade. But even with some important steps forward, these Chinese women left no doubt that obstacles and inequities still remain, much as they do in many parts of the world.
Read more. . .
And read Hillary's official statement at the State Dept. website.
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