«Deep in the heart, I know that every woman has but two options: become a feminist, or become a masochist.» Gloria Steinem


Although we could have expected that the technological and information sciences progress in a society that demands physical effort in an increasingly smaller number of jobs would bring about a rapid improvement of the women rights issues, the statistics are quite clear: since the early 1970's, the economic inequality, both between the countries in the world and gender and other groups are on a constant rise.

The 21st Century continues with that trend.

Polarization

The struggle for women rights in the world today has different meanings in different geographic regions. The economic polarization between the North/West and the South, as well as the different religious and cultural inheritance managed to polarize, among other things, the levels of achieved women rights.

Certain geographic regions, thanks to the levels of economic development, went further in the advancement of women rights than others. The struggle for women rights is far more difficult if one has to fight poverty, famine, unemployment and illiteracy at the same time.

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