Plight of Women

When I was a relatively young man, it was clear to me that I appreciated discussions with women more than men. Somehow or other, I found them more open, more nuanced, able to see complexity than I found in men. Men seemed to be more rigid in their thoughts. (I am aware that I then to be one with many "fixed" notions).

During later years, I became more conscious how unfairly women were treated. Not only were they paid less for the same work, but they tended to have more problems getting into higher office in this country, compared to other developed nations. And then, the horrors women face throughout the less developed nations.

There were two articles in today's NYT that capture the biases and horrors associated with just being a female in nations throughout Asia and Africa. Even though we appear to be light years more advanced, it does not mean that we do not more to do.