Current reflections on International Women's Day- Rights. Justice. Action.
This year’s UN mission statement made me go down a rabbit hole: Rights. Justice. Action. for all women and girls. It was upsetting to read that women hold only 64% of the rights men do. But this is not even the part that sent chills down my spine. I wanted to find out what’s changing. Surely, these numbers are heading upwards and we’re seeing progress towards full legal equality, right? However, that’s not completely true. I remember reading ‘ A Thousand Splendid Suns ’ as a child with tears...