Beijing Betrayed

The Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) released it's fifth report, Beijing Betrayed: Women Worldwide Report that Governments Have Failed To Turn the Platform into Action, assessing governments’ progress in implementing the commitments made to the world’s women at the U.N.'s Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. It documents reports from women in 150 countries representing all regions in the world. The report shows that women's realities often contrast with the official reports of their governments concluding that "In this climate, which constrains resources and narrows views about acceptable women’s roles, few governments have mobilized the political will or high-level leadership to carry out the commitments made to women at Beijing. As a result, many women in all regions are actually worse off now than they were ten years ago." Download the report here.

Comments

[Bonnie]

Thanks Erin. How do we let people know how women everywhere are hurting - not ALL women, but millions of women - in this climate where we keep being told not to "whine about being victims," when we are told to "present a positive message," etc.? We DO honor the winners and achievers and "firsts," but I believe we are losing touch with the reality of many women's lives.