Women’s Empowerment
Last week two significant films about women debuted: He Named me Malala and Suffragette. Rooted in different cultures, focusing on different issues (education of girls and voting rights for women in the U.S.), set in different times they both demonstrate the desire of all women for EMPOWERMENT. Recently, there have also been a number of conferences of/for/about women in the 21st century. (http://blog.bizzabo.com/15-empowering-womens-conferences-in-2015) As both an educator and advocate for women and girls, I offer these personal reflections on EMPOWERMENT….