Women have been saying for years that there is a growing backlash against gender equality, and every time the conversation comes up we’re told we’re imagining it.
Now the United Nations is saying it.
According to a UN report, nearly 1 in 4 countries reported setbacks in women’s rights and gender equality. Hundreds of millions of women and girls are living in conflict zones, violence against women remains widespread, and UN officials are warning about a growing backlash against women’s rights worldwide.
The part that stands out to me isn’t even the statistics. It’s that women have been raising concerns about misogyny, online hostility toward women, violence, and attacks on reproductive rights for years, only to be dismissed as overreacting.
If the UN Secretary-General is warning about the “mainstreaming of misogyny,” maybe it’s time to stop pretending these concerns came out of nowhere.
Do you think women’s rights are genuinely facing setbacks, or do you think organizations like the UN are exaggerating the problem?
I’m not even being hyperbolic when I say the US has completely given up on even the pretense of fighting to preserve the habitability of our planet. This goes even beyond politics. Culturally, you can see that Americans no longer care.
A lot of y'all need to find a practice that allows you to accept the passing of time. Life is a continuous cycle of the old self fading away as the new self is forged. You don't *need* to remember every moment of the chappel roan concert from when you were 17.
@kiralovestaylor i am almost 40 and barely remember any concerts and that's NORMAL. what I remember is the feeling and how much fun I had and maybe when I listen to specific songs I can remember bits. you're not supposed to remember your life, you're supposed to experience it.