- The majority of people worldwide who live in absolute poverty (that is, living on less than one dollar a day) are women.
- Women do 75% of the world’s work, including unpaid, yet own only 10% of the world wealth.
- Out of over 180 countries, only 11 are currently led by women.
- 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence at some point in their lives.
an ymaginaire blog
(Hobarts Colden Eupraxia)
nel tempo de li dei falsi e bugiardi
If someone were to say that ignorance is a lack of understanding, he is mistaken. Ignorance is the condition of being wretched and beguiled.
Thou hast conquered, O pale Galilean; the world has grown grey from thy breath;
An increasingly relevant post today, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteCheck this link:
http://www.vday.org/node/1695
The scary thing is, that things like this are so common, such brutalities so everyday, that I feel one has become desensitised... we need higher and higher levels of violence in order to shock us into action and outrage... and that is so sad.