Women Rights
I love KQED Forum, and heard one today after long. The guest was Kavita Ramdas, President, CEO of Global Fund for Women, and the topic was, of course, women rights. The podcast is here. Thats an issue close to my heart. It was a wonderfully balanced talk. S One point that especially struck a chord with me was when Ms Ramdas quoted a comment made by Shirin Ebadi, the Iraninan Nobel Prize winner. Ms Ebadi said something on the lines that in Iran we don't have a revolution for womens rights on the streets, but there is a revolution around the kitchen table in every house. How true. That is really where women begin to assert themselves. And though its not as impressive as demonstrations in Tahrir square, each of those struggles are as complex and courageous. They are a woman's quest to assert herself as a person, while being mindful of the needs and wants of the people she cares for. And that latter part makes it incredibly difficult. Women rights movement is greatly equated with