Ms.+Falk's+Current+Event

Hi Folks--

This recent //New York Times// article is a bit of a long read, but worth your time. It essentially sums up many of the reasons I teach this course and work for gender equality.

It sums up the much ignored economic advantages of working for women's rights on a global scale. We consider these issues in terms of morality and ethics, but it has been proven that helping women and girls escape from violence and ignorance, as well as empowering them through education, makes for a more stable economic world.

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To consider:

1. What is your initial **reaction** to this article? What did you not know before? 2. What do you know now about the **advantages of empowering women globally**? What are the connections? 3. What role do you think we as the United States **can or should** play here?