Movement of men and boys needed to advance women’s rights – UN Women chief

[theHandpuppet]

Here is the link to the online platform (mentioned in the article) where you can view or submit messages in support of gender equality:
http://heforshe.org/

Movement of men and boys needed to advance women’s rights – UN Women chief
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:40 PM
Author: Thomson Reuters Foundation

U.N. Women will announce a new celebrity ambassador this week to help push its HeforShe campaign, a global initiative to engage men and boys to speak out for women’s rights.

The campaign, which includes an online platform where people can upload video messages in support of gender equality, was unveiled in March but it will have its big debut on September 20, in New York City.

“We need good men to stand up to talk and to take action,” U.N. Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngucka told Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview.

“We are encouraging a movement of men and boys. It’s a change of attitude of women, a change of attitude of men and it’s a collaboration…between men and women. We have got to win together.”....

Short video at link: http://www.trust.org/item/20140813164100-unkzs/?source=dpagehead

[Demeter]

1. Ain't gonna happen, don't bother asking

The male ego couldn't handle it.

Maybe, if there were a ratio of 1 woman to 3 men....