Let's keep It In Perspective

Yesterday a person was commenting to me about the new "Rainbow Coalition" Obama is assembling. One part especially bothered him.

This will be the third woman in a row to be secretary of state. You should be happy, Cess.

I'm not happy yet.

As Ellen Goodman said in her column the other day:

- Three-fifths of the world's poorest people are women and girls.

- Seventy percent of the children not in school are girls.

- Half a million women die every year in childbirth.

- One in three women will suffer from the pandemic of violence - rape, honor killings and genital mutilation.

Only about fifteen percent of our legislators are women so no need for my friend to feel like we're taking over. Besides, it's been proven over and over that when women are healthy, educated and free, we all win.


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