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Sun Mar 8, 2015, 09:57 PM Mar 2015

Pres. Obama: Women & girls are full & equal in rights, dignity. They deserve to be treated that way

Statement of President Barack Obama Commemorating International Women's Day

As half the planet, women make immeasurable contributions to our world. They are entrepreneurs, farmers, educators, scientists, artists, soldiers, mothers, heads of state – the list is endless. Without them, economies would collapse, political systems would deteriorate, and families and communities would fall apart. Yet in too many places, women are treated as second-class citizens. Their abilities are undervalued. And their human rights – the right to learn, to express themselves, to live free from violence, to choose whether and whom to marry – are routinely violated.

This gap between women’s inherent value and how many of them are treated every day is one of the great injustices of our time. On this International Women's Day, we recommit ourselves to closing that gap.

That means supporting girls' education. Right now, 62 million girls worldwide who should be in school aren't. Millions more are at risk of losing their access to education. This week, Michelle and I announced an initiative called "Let Girls Learn," to help dismantle the barriers – economic, political and cultural – that stand in the way of girls who want to learn.

I'm convinced that a world in which women and girls are treated as equal to men and boys is safer, more stable, and more prosperous. Beyond those tangible benefits, this is simply a matter of right and wrong. Women and girls are human beings, full and equal in rights and dignity. They deserve to be treated that way, everywhere, every day. My Administration will continue working to make that vision a reality.


Amen: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/08/statement-president-barack-obama-commemorating-international-womens-day


Happy International Women's Day!
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Pres. Obama: Women & girls are full & equal in rights, dignity. They deserve to be treated that way (Original Post) bigtree Mar 2015 OP
really sad that in 2015 this needs to be said guillaumeb Mar 2015 #1
whatever it is bigtree Mar 2015 #8
Bravo. This "religious freedom" BS needs to be called out for the lie that it is. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2015 #2
fake quote in the pic I posted bigtree Mar 2015 #6
It happens. Thanks for letting us know. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2015 #9
Great guy! treestar Mar 2015 #3
My God, the caption in the photo is fantastic. Did he just say that recently? Hekate Mar 2015 #4
pulled it bigtree Mar 2015 #5
Oh darn Hekate Mar 2015 #11
there has never been a female president, and we are over half the population Skittles Mar 2015 #7
half the population bigtree Mar 2015 #10
kick bigtree Mar 2015 #12

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. really sad that in 2015 this needs to be said
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:11 PM
Mar 2015

but since President Obama said it the GOP has even more reason to be against it.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
2. Bravo. This "religious freedom" BS needs to be called out for the lie that it is.
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:16 PM
Mar 2015

The RW does not support religious freedom. They support the freedom of religious people to force others to act in accordance with RW religious beliefs. So obvious.

Hekate

(90,202 posts)
4. My God, the caption in the photo is fantastic. Did he just say that recently?
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:20 PM
Mar 2015

Watch out for his last 2 years in office, RWnuts.

Skittles

(152,966 posts)
7. there has never been a female president, and we are over half the population
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:41 PM
Mar 2015

says everything about the state of sexism in America

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