PHM-Exch> Food for a so-far male-dominated thought (belated for women’s day)

[Claudio Schuftan]

Human Rights Reader 258



*WHY ARE THE WOMEN IN CONSERVATIVE SOCIETIES SO CAVALIERLY EXPENDABLE?* (S.
Lewis)





Human rights provide the critical guidance in identifying the underlying and
structural causes of development problems which typically relate to
persistent patterns of disempowerment, discrimination, exclusion and
multiple human rights violations. These deeper causes explain why women and
other groups are left behind in the development process and why development
policies must address broader human rights issues rather than simply deliver
a set of technical interventions that aim at improving only certain aspects
of women’s problems.



I would say that a number of ‘iron laws’ apply to the disadvantaged human
rights situation of women. I here propose ten of them to the reader:


For the full 10 iron laws, go to:

http://wp.me/plAxa-1kd

Claudio
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