women's rights are not optional

amazing social change takes place when women are empowered in a society and i think that so many problems will get better when we establish international gender equality. that is not an easy task, nor something that is going to change quickly but this piece of legislation is making steps in that direction and i think especially as women we have a responsibility to our sisters to try and alleviate their burden of inequality and raise them up from their current second class status. this is not going to fix the underlying problems, we still are facing those here in the united states, but this is a step in a really great direction- i can not encourage you enough to click on the link and click on take action- fill our your info and it will send an email to your congressperson to ask them to support this legislation. we need make it clear that violence against women is a serious problem and not something that can be ignored.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/violence-against-women/international-violence-against-women-act/page.do?id=1051201