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Why Gender Equality Matters

Started by Natasha, July 12, 2009, 11:14:19 AM

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July 12, 2009, 11:14:19 AM
Why Gender Equality Matters

http://bluezigzag.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/why-gender-equality-matters/
7/11/09

In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote that "all men are created equal" as part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. This phrase has reverberated through Western culture as perhaps one of the most influential political statements in democratic history. While "men" is today interpreted as meaning "men" and "women" it clearly was not always so. And the Declaration does nothing to include the many who do not comfortably fit in either box.
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