Saturday, December 31, 2011
2012: The year of women political leadership
There will be various countries across the world having general elections, notably USA, France,and Kenya.
This is the right time for women to flex their numerical muscle by voting for women!
Then again, women can do what they always do: VOTE FOR MEN! This is akin to CONFUSING ACTIVITY WITH ACHIEVEMENT!Just because you vote doesn't mean you made a difference!
Women FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE, and I am pretty sure it wasn't so that they can vote for men and perpetuate patriarchy...!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Kirchner, Rousseff, Johnson-Sirleaf,Thatcher, Gillard ..
Friday, October 21, 2011
21/10/1945: LADIES IN FRANCE VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME
of course, all those ladies voted 4 MEN. And chances are that in 2012 majority of them will vote for men.
There is a saying in France : the more things change, the more they remain the Same.
The million francs question is: what's. the point of ladies having suffrage rights if they can't use them to cause real changes??!
Ladies -change -the- world movement !
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There is a saying in France : the more things change, the more they remain the Same.
The million francs question is: what's. the point of ladies having suffrage rights if they can't use them to cause real changes??!
Ladies -change -the- world movement !
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
CJ Mutunga to Islam: women are human beings, too. And they are capable of being Kadhis!
I sometimes do have a problem with the way many religions treat women: women are not considered human enough to merit leadership positions in many religions,forget the fact that they form the bulk of the congregations.
I can flip the coin and state that it's actually women who allow religion to treat themas nobodies, albeit with a little help from ignorance. I beg to illustrate using a simple exampleof how women have changed the way things are done in Kenya.
A few years back about (15 years ago) it was inconceivable- nay, scratch that, it was actually considered a sin- for a lady to attend a PCEA church service without a head cover,and I can assure you there are all manner of justifications in the old testament. Some ladies just decided not to wear the head gear anymore, and after much struggle, it is currently the norm, bar for the woman's guild.I can assure you that the trousers are next...
My point in all this is that even those retrogressive religious and cultural norms against women can be changed if the ladies want to.
I can flip the coin and state that it's actually women who allow religion to treat themas nobodies, albeit with a little help from ignorance. I beg to illustrate using a simple exampleof how women have changed the way things are done in Kenya.
A few years back about (15 years ago) it was inconceivable- nay, scratch that, it was actually considered a sin- for a lady to attend a PCEA church service without a head cover,and I can assure you there are all manner of justifications in the old testament. Some ladies just decided not to wear the head gear anymore, and after much struggle, it is currently the norm, bar for the woman's guild.I can assure you that the trousers are next...
My point in all this is that even those retrogressive religious and cultural norms against women can be changed if the ladies want to.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Sentenced to caning for Driving: Saudi women treated like kids.
I do feel for Saudi women;I wouldn't even recommend caning to children as a way of correcting deviant behavior as it actually doesn't work. Having said that,however, why would a lady want to expose herself to the risk of the Indignity of being whipped just to get the right to drive?
I am stating this in view of the fact that some rights are not even worth the trouble. women in Kenya have the right to drive, Do you know how many women in kibera or korogocho drive? This fight for the right to drive is actually being fought for the rich ladies!
Being caned for right to vote is a bit more understandable ,because even if you are poor one can afford to vote.
I am stating this in view of the fact that some rights are not even worth the trouble. women in Kenya have the right to drive, Do you know how many women in kibera or korogocho drive? This fight for the right to drive is actually being fought for the rich ladies!
Being caned for right to vote is a bit more understandable ,because even if you are poor one can afford to vote.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Prof. Wangari Mathai, possibly one of the best Presidents Kenya never had!
The world,and indeed Kenya has lost one of it's premier leaders, the Nobelist, Prof. Wangari M Mathai.May God rest her soul in eternal Peace.
She did run for the presidency in Kenya but was unsuccessful,thanks to the fact that majority of Kenyans wouldn't recognize great if it came from heaven and hit them on the face! Being a woman in a century where even women themselves(from America to Zimbabwe) don't believe ladies can be leaders didn't do her cause a whole lot of good either.
I can't help but feel a personal loss as a Kenyan for all that would have been had we given the Great lady a chance to serve us.
I hope that her legacy in environmental and human rights fights opens everyone's eyes, and especially the ladies, to finally realize the leadership qualities inherent in each and everyone of us(male or female).
She did run for the presidency in Kenya but was unsuccessful,thanks to the fact that majority of Kenyans wouldn't recognize great if it came from heaven and hit them on the face! Being a woman in a century where even women themselves(from America to Zimbabwe) don't believe ladies can be leaders didn't do her cause a whole lot of good either.
I can't help but feel a personal loss as a Kenyan for all that would have been had we given the Great lady a chance to serve us.
I hope that her legacy in environmental and human rights fights opens everyone's eyes, and especially the ladies, to finally realize the leadership qualities inherent in each and everyone of us(male or female).
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The power of a lady's vote!
IS there any lady out there who is willing to buy into my idea that women can change the world with their vote?
It is such a pity that a century of suffrage rights for ladies in the US of A has produced little significant changes that can be emulated by women in places like Saudi Arabia or Kenya!
LADIES-CHANGE- THE- WORLD MOVEMENT is for ladies who realize that at over 50% of the registered voters, they have the muscle to bridge the gap between gender equality principle and practice. PURPOSE TO JOIN! N/B: By voting for a woman,a woman voter effectively plants a seed for her own elevation and recognition, and in effect, empowerment in the corporate world.Women corporate leadership follows hot in the heels of women political leadership!
It is such a pity that a century of suffrage rights for ladies in the US of A has produced little significant changes that can be emulated by women in places like Saudi Arabia or Kenya!
LADIES-CHANGE- THE- WORLD MOVEMENT is for ladies who realize that at over 50% of the registered voters, they have the muscle to bridge the gap between gender equality principle and practice. PURPOSE TO JOIN! N/B: By voting for a woman,a woman voter effectively plants a seed for her own elevation and recognition, and in effect, empowerment in the corporate world.Women corporate leadership follows hot in the heels of women political leadership!
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