Poverty Is Sexist

[sheshe2]

That's the provocative title of a new campaign to promote girl-power.

On May 13th, ONE.org, the international advocacy organization, co-founded by Bono, that works to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa, launched its latest campaign, Poverty Is Sexist, which aims to empower girls and women in the poorest countries, so that they can lift their own communities out of poverty. Fueling the charge is a girl power packed anthem, social media blitz, and petition.

Consider this, “Across every key gender indicator, life is significantly harder for girls and women in the least developed countries compared to those living in other countries,” as stated on the ONE.org site. “While men in poor countries are also disadvantaged, the gender gap between males and females is even larger in the poorest countries.”

Of course, any movement worth it's salt these days needs good music. Here ya go!

Read More http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2015/05/poverty-is-sexist.html

Strong Girl Anthem, #Strengthie Photos Aim To Crush Extreme Poverty With Girl Power



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You go girl~

[bettyellen]

1. when I was in Africa I learned that they'd originally distributed aid to the men in the communities

And when following up found that more often than not, they partied it away- sharing little to nothing with their own children and wives. This was in polygamous Masai communities. When they partnered with women, they found that the money went to food for everyone - especially the kids, but also men- and everyone's standard of living and health improved. And that the women were much more open to literally working with them (creating crafts, performing songs) to sustain or increase the stream of funding coming in. This came up because I noticed that the men just stayed on the sidelines in a group during our visit, and basically paid no attention to anything except when the money came out. Then they looked interested. I understand there can be a resentment to tourism, but it's kinda bullshit if your happy to let your loved ones do all the work and share the profits without lifting a finger.

[sheshe2]

2. Damn good post bettyellen. Thank you!

When they partnered with women, they found that the money went to food for everyone - especially the kids, but also men- and everyone's standard of living and health improved. And that the women were much more open to literally working with them (creating crafts, performing songs) to sustain or increase the stream of funding coming in. This came up because I noticed that the men just stayed on the sidelines in a group during our visit, and basically paid no attention to anything except when the money came out.

It is the women that have the nurturing souls. They are the mothers, the teachers and caregivers of the world.

[bettyellen]

7. Thank you! What was also interesting about their polygamy was that these women shared the burden of

Being wives by agreeing who needed more resources at what time (new mothers, the ill) and working to make sure that happened. If there were grievances, the women banded together like union members to gain power that they could never possess individually in that society. Because while their husbands did indeed have to have some wealth when paying the family their dowry for additional wives, there is never a guarantee that he would not be greedy once they were "his". So they evolved a model of cooperation to band together and balance his power as best they could.

The things you have to do to survive!

[ismnotwasm]

10. K&R

[NYC_SKP]

3. Recommended. (nt)

[sheshe2]

4. Strong Girl

For the girl denied an education or forced into marriage. For the mother who risks death when she gives life. For the farmer prevented from owning the land she works on.

http://www.womenyoushouldknow.net/strong-girl-anthem-strengthie-photos-aim-to-crush-extreme-poverty-with-girl-power/

[daredtowork]

5. I loathe the wink wink nudge nudge message of welfare policy

Welfare policy is designed so single people won't be able to "depend" on it. Even though you wouldn't be in that situation in the first place unless there were significant barriers to work, people are deliberately placed in a position of find instant employment or become homeless and starve as punishment. This is the source of the homeless people you see on the street: this is the result of GOP Shock and Awe welfare policy.

But women, who make up the majority of the indigent poor, supposedly have "another option". The system pressures them to hook up with a man because most aid is family oriented: better yet they can find a man to "take care of them". If all else fails, they can at least have children to qualify for family aid. Then all the world will kvetch about their "irresponsibility", but the truth is these women weren't inherently valued enough as individuals for society to offer them a means of survival. Poverty is sexist and always pushing women to place themselves under the thumb of the first man they meet on the highway.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Haven't actually read all of this, but I think poverty..

Makes a lot "ists" more damaging to all people. No matter how anyone tries to spin it, the vast majority of the 1%, 0.1%, and .01% on up are white males.

And that makes most everything harder for the rest of us. As a while male who spent most of my life in the middle class and having it fairly easy along the way. I can appreciate the sentiment here. Women everywhere, and minorties, get victimized.

Our economic system is sexist, racist, ageist, etc ad nauseum. One big problem, of course, is that women tend to get hit by all of those in combination.

[sheshe2]

11. I want to give you a hug, Wounded Bear. you get it.

Our economic system is sexist, racist, ageist, etc ad nauseum. One big problem, of course, is that women tend to get hit by all of those in combination.

[Wounded Bear]

15. Well, I had a mother, have a sister and a daughter...

I try to support women's issues as much as possible, and for me, the really really big thing is not abortion, or pay equality, or education, though those are important.

The really, really BIG elephant in the room problem is that women just don't get the opportunities that men do. Anybody that can't see that is willfully blind. Women end up not having choices, especially when they desperately need real options when dealing with the normal day to day exigencies of life, let alone the big stuff.

I guess I should add that our politics and the economy are so intimately intwined that wresting power from the wealthy class gets harder and harder by the year

[BrotherIvan]

9. This is how social justice and income inequality are inextricably linked

We need to fight for all of it.

[sheshe2]

12. Thank you, Brother Ivan.

This is how social justice and income inequality are inextricably linked
We need to fight for all of it.

[BrotherIvan]

16. You too, thanks

We don't agree on everything, but we do agree on THIS.

ETA: I will stand up for women fighting for their rights. I will NEVER tell someone that that they shouldn't fight for their rights. I will fight for mine and for those I love and praise anyone who wants to join me. I will also join others in fighting for theirs. Nothing is mutually exclusive. It's time we say that equality for all in all things is something worth fighting for. We may not win, but it is worth the fight.

[niyad]

13. k and r

[Iliyah]

14. K & R