{"id":9166,"date":"2017-03-11T03:57:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T08:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=9166"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:27:10","slug":"prospects-for-progress-in-womens-equality-what-are-the-short-and-long-term-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=9166","title":{"rendered":"Prospects for progress in women&#8217;s equality, what are the short and long term prospects?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oxfam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oxfam-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oxfam-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oxfam.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center>Women\u2019s equality is essential to the culture of peace; When we sent the <a href=\"http:\/\/culture-of-peace.info\/annexes\/resA-53-370\/coverpage.html\">draft Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace <\/a> from UNESCO to the UN General Assembly in 1998, we made it clear that the linkage is essential between women\u2019s equality, development and peace: \u201cOnly this can replace the historical inequality between men and women that has always characterized the culture of war and violence.\u201d  In fact, at the dawn of humanity the monopolization of war and violence by men led to the historical exclusion of women from political and economic power (see my study <a href=\"http:\/\/culture-of-peace.info\/women-intro.html\">Why There Are So Few Women Warriors <\/a> for a scientific explanation).   In order to achieve a culture of peace, the inequality must be reversed<\/p>\n<p>This discussion question applies to the following articles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36781\">Niger: Maradi\u2019s Traditional Leaders Equipped to Promote Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Rights<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=34217\">International Women\u2019s Day: The Americas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=34184\">International Women\u2019s Day: Africa and Middle East<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=34116\">International Women\u2019s Day: Asia\/Pacific<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=34069\">International Women\u2019s Day: Europe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=34049\">International Women\u2019s Day 2024: \u2018Invest in women: Accelerate progress\u2019 <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30179\">Sri Lanka adopts first National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30149\">New report of Inter-Parliamentary Union shows that women MPs have never been so diverse<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29240\">How the Islamic Revolution Gave Rise to a Massive Women\u2019s Movement in Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=28132\">Kazakhstan: Congress of World and Traditional Religious Leaders to Address Social Status of Women<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=28043\">Mexico: First \u201cFestival of the Heroines of Independence\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=27869\">Gabon: Women\u2019s Commitment to Health and Sanitation in the Province Woleu-Ntem<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26642\">Chile \u2013 Interview with Alondra Carrillo: \u201cThe feminist transformation of the State is unavoidable, it is a fact\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=24463\">United Nations: Landmark gender equality forum concludes with concrete commitments, plan to advance parity by 2026 <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=24401\">Women must no longer be \u2018squeezed into a small corner\u2019, landmark Forum declares <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=24345\">United Nations Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Holds General Discussion on Rights of Indigenous Women<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=23573\">Generation Equality Forum: Mexico City, 29-31 March 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=23477\">Black-clad women rally in Australia to demand gender violence justice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=23442\">Spain: First-person testimonies: this is how we fight for gender equality by activism and participation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=23390\">Over a Million Mobilize for International Women\u2019s Day in Latin America<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=23367\">International Women\u2019s Day : Images from Europe and Asia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=23320\">Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director, on International Women\u2019s Day 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=23313\">International Women\u2019s Day 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=23032\">\u2018Women and girls belong in science\u2019 declares UN chief <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=22141\">Sinaloa, Mexico: III International Congress on women and the culture of peace<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=21866\">I am Generation Equality: Ixchel Lucas, youth advocate for girls\u2019 leadership<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19910\">Chile changing: transgender student leader lends voice to renewed protests<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19903\">A crucial moment for women\u2019s rights in Afghanistan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19896\">Thousands of women march in Chile again<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19804\">International Women\u2019s Day 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19635\">Devoted to discovery: seven women scientists who have shaped our world<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19494\">UNWomen: In lead up to Generation Equality Forum, Action Coalition themes announced<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=15622\">Meet the Trailblazing Maasai Women Protecting Amboseli\u2019s Wildlife<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=15550\">UNCSW63\u2019s positive outcomes for women\u2019s human rights to social protection systems, quality public services, including education, and sustainable infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=15310\">Photos: International Women\u2019s Day marked by strikes, protests and celebrations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=15283\">Work-related gender gaps persist but solutions are clear \u2013 new ILO report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=14973\">India Forms World\u2019s Largest Women\u2019s Wall for Gender Equality<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=14020\">Women in Iceland have walked out of work to dispute the gender pay gap<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=14011\">Adobe boasts gender equality in terms of salary across 40 countries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=13999\">Executive Director remarks at the UN Security Council open debate on women, peace and security<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=13924\">Schoolgirls become world leaders for the day in equal rights campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=13529\">Historic leap in Tunisia: Women make up 47 per cent of local government<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=9321\">UN Commission on the Status of Women: Participant Voices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=9163\">Iceland will Be First to Require Proof of Equal Pay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tunisia moves closer to achieving gender equality in politics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=4758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eight ways 2015 was a momentous year for girls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 Links for the following articles published prior to 2015 do not work because they were made by a version of PERL programming that is no longer supported. With three easy steps, you can find the article by its number.  First, click on it before returning to this page. Your browser will say that the article is not available but in the address listed you can see that it was located at ViewArticle=xxxx where xxxx is the number of the article. Returning to this page, then click <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.cpnn-world.org\/\">here<\/a> for the listing of all years.  Then click on the year that contains the number for the article you seek. It will send you to the page where you can easily search for the article by its title. \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UN Asia-Pacific forum opens meeting to advance gender equality<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian women rally to back demand for more seats in parliament<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equality between Women and Men in Audiovisual Media: Call for a project and publication of a manual<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00c9galit\u00e9 hommes-femmes dans les m\u00e9dias audiovisuels: appel a projet et publication d&#39;un vade mecum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bhutan\u2019s first woman Gup leads the way for a new generation of women leaders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El progreso de las mujeres en el mundo: En busca de la justicia  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Progr\u00e8s des Femmes dans le Monde: en Qu\u00eate de Justice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Progress of the World\u2019s Women: In Pursuit of Justice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cine: Una met\u00e1fora del amor <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Film: A metaphor for love<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Empowerment of Women Lauded<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cuba&#39;s Achievements in the Area of Gender Acknowledged<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Workshop &#8220;Women &#038; Work: Improve Your Skills&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women vote in Kuwait for the first time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Did You Celebrate Women&#39;s Equality Day, August 26?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/discussion\/233.htm\">here<\/a> for earlier discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women\u2019s equality is essential to the culture of peace; When we sent the draft Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace from UNESCO to the UN General Assembly in 1998, we made it clear that the linkage is essential between women\u2019s equality, development and peace: \u201cOnly this can replace the historical inequality &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=9166\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Prospects for progress in women&#8217;s equality, what are the short and long term prospects?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-d-women"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37227,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9166\/revisions\/37227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}