Economic prosperity cannot be realised until women's rights are recognised
Lakhdar Brahimi argues that economic prosperity can never be realised until women's rights are fully recognised.
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Religion is one of the 'basic causes' of violations of women's rights
Jimmy Carter discusses the impact of religion and tradition on the lives of women and girls.
If your wife is your equal then you and your family will only gain
Lakhdar Brahimi argues that when men treat their wives as their equal, they will only gain.
If men were dying at terrible this rate, more would have happened earlier
Gro Brundtland argues that there is an indirect disregard for the health and suffering of women and girls. If men were dying at terrible this rate, more would have happened earlier.
My message to men
Desmond Tutu calls on men and boys to value the women in their community and to treat them with respect.
Women refuse to be victims of conflict; they are actors for change
Graça Machel and Mary Robinson state that though women are brutalised in conflict, they are not victims; they are actors for change.
Perpetrators of violence dominate peace talks at the expense of women
Mary Robinson and Lakhdar Brahimi argue that women must be included in the peace-building process.
Machismo is negative
Fernando Henrique Cardoso argues that the fight for women's rights is a common struggle in which men must participate.
Catholicism and tradition subjugate women to 'second class' status
Mary Robinson speaks out against the religious framing of harmful traditional practices that subjugate women. She argues that Catholicism and tradition subjugate women to 'second class' status.
I know what discrimination is. My sister is 72; she is now learning to read
Lakhdar Brahimi shares his personal experiences of the importance of education for women and girls.
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