The United Nation Millennium Goal that stood out to me the most was to promote gender equality and empower women. I found this to be an interesting topic for many reasons, mainly because I couldn't agree any less with the fact that women need to stop men from holding a "higher" view in society. I recently read a book called Lean In, and it touched on many facts and issues we face today dealing with gender bias. Women nowadays are working their way up to the top with men, but we still face many controversial issues with gender.
"Women are gaining ground in the labour market, but in every developing region still tend to hold less secure jobs." Women in top positions in the workplace is something that we are seeing more and more of as time goes on, but it never really used to be common. If you are a woman and were aware of this (as I am) , it might just make you want to prove everyone wrong. There is no reason why a woman can't do anything that a man couldn't. Other things that women deal with are opportunity for education and less jobs outside of agriculture. Women are also more likely to be a victim of sexual violence.
To improve these issues, women and young girls all around the world are getting better education which will hopefully lead to more positive outcomes in the future. Maybe one day we will have a female president, but until then, we must continue to be aware that all women are just as equal to men and deserve the same opportunities, education, and freedoms as they do.
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