Interesting - what do you think? How much do you think androcentrism in human rights discourse affects women? “Language that uses the generic masculine – excludes women and renders them invisible,” says CEDAW – Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the agency that works today within the UN to bring women across the world together to discuss and report marginalization and discrimination. I began to wonder how could a girl-child feel welcome in a global world where she is being referred to as ‘him’? Especially in regards to her rights and by the very organization, the United Nations, which has pledged to fight for her justice. This despair in knowing so many women and girls who are left out of the conversation and the language, felt far deeper than I had or have words for. I only knew then, and know now, that this language is a part of what is keeping women trapped today, sanctioned right here in our UN. My heart pounded. I felt frustration and confusion and compassion. The giggle of disbelief became tears streaming down my face, and they are streaming now as I share my story. ~LA
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:32:57 +0000
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