Investigate Episode Six
INVESTIGATE EPISODE SIX
Get the facts behind the story. Make yourself an expert.
And discover the 17 secrets of episode six…
1. What is “the girl effect”, and how can it change the world?
2. Where in the world are women still not allowed to vote?
4. What laws prevent a woman from speaking in court or leaving the house without a guardian?
5. How are women using You Tube videos to raise their voices and protest these laws?
6. What are the biggest challenges to educating young girls in the Middle East today?
7. What is being done to improve economic opportunities for women in the Middle East and North Africa?
9. Who are some of the most influential women to watch in the Middle East?
10. How are Muslim women raising their profile in science and technology?
11. How can music help give young women a voice in Middle Eastern society?
12. Who are some of the 100 most powerful women changing the world?
14. Who is helping create change for women in sub-Saharan Africa?
15. Where can young women social entrepreneurs in the United States meet up?
16. Who are “The 10,000 women”… and what kinds of businesses are they starting?
Keep the investigation going…
Did you spot other clues about the future in episode six? Post them here!
And share what you know: Add more links, and ask and answer questions, in the comments below.
I wish to add some other component in the investigation of episode 6 as:
1. What are the most commonly used policy measures which are creating hindrances in women empowerment around the world?
2. What impact observed in the wake of women development/empowerment resulting from World Bank’s development interventions?
i think that cultural aspects that promote sexism and discrimination are all around the world, and it is important that we EXPOSE and CONFRONT all of them. they are the underlying root of the problem that must be dealt with.
20. which religions and cultural stereotypes (and perversions thereof) around the world promote sexism and discrimination by perpetuating artificial gender standards and expectations throughout history – and what can be done?
http://www.rootsofsexism.freeuk.com/
21. how does a lifetime of exposure to unhealthy, mysogynist and bogus depictions of ‘ideal/pretty/subservient’ women by the media and society continue to hinder gender equality? how does it affect both the growth of women and the perspective of men on women’s rights?
http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/01/sex_object_culture
22. what is the figurehead fallacy? how does considering the problem as ’solved’ harm the gender equality movement?
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1972425,00.html
you may notice that some of the links above cover multiple points; of course they all intertwine to prevent gender equality. here are more links to look further into these matters:
http://www.equalitynow.org/
http://www.womensmediacenter.com/
http://www.understandingprejudice.org/links/sexism.htm
remember, seek the TRUTH.
As I said in my postblog of the few things I learn, I believe that woman are unfortunatelly surrogate for mens fustrations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shukria_Barakzai
My question is how could we make mens be more honest with themself?
6. Security.
Men direct violence against woman in Middle East, such as intimidation, physical violence, were done to prevent woman education.
http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/u/vanessaaishacoleman/2009/8/8/Education-For-Girls-The-Middle-East
9. Queen Rania of Jordan
One of the most listened women in this area of our world.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/18/worlds-most-powerful-women-forbes-woman-power-women-09-angela-merkel_land.html
She’s known to focus her political attention on education in her country and on internationnal level for her demand to other country leaders to more commintment in he second Millennium Development Goal and universal primary education.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Rania_of_Jordan
12. Angela Merkel, Sheila Bair, Indra Nooy, Cynthia Carroll, Ho Ching, Irene Rosenfeld
http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/18/power-women-09_all_slide_2.html
14. Graça Machel
http://www.ubuntuinstitute.com/index.php/programmes/gender/
16.
10,000 Women is a five-year investment by Goldman Sachs to provide 10,000 underserved women around the world with a business and management education.
This project aim to improve woman condition through teaching, non-profitable action, and advises.
The more women are educated, the more their famillies will be educated. By giving customized teaching on Marketing, Strategic planning, Accounting, Accessing capital, Market research, e-commerce, Business plan writing,
The program offer a business formation to women, who’ll never get access to such kind of formation.
http://www2.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000women/about/initiative/the-initiative.html
Look up Hissa Helal online. She is standing bravely, not cowering. And she is doing it through the approved channels. She is walking the difficult path of compromise. With the conversation geared so heavily towards the problems, it’s nice to get a fresh wind with some solutions sometimes.
Evoke agents must be able to work a source. At the end of the day you can’t be upset, crying and asking yourself what have I done. Sources, tricks, confidential informants, snitches etc… must be exploited for information on a daily basis. Let the source gather the information; you process the data. It really is that simple. whether it’s a 2600 member, a government official or just someone in the know; each agent has to develop his or her own information exploitation style. Intelligence agencies have written volumes on how to work sources. Law enforcement agency publications/documentaries are a great resource on this subject as well due to undercover and sting operations. Remember as an EVOKE agent you must be able to drink without becoming an alcoholic. You must be able to have an affair without becoming physically involved with or emotionally attached to someone. Last but not least you must maintain a healthy psychological separation between work and family. Agents assist citizens of the world during crisis. They maintain healthy relationships with friends and family before during and after missions. EVOKE agents do not appear to be the typical NGO/AID types which continue to profit from other misfortunes. Remember you have to win the psychological war and accomplish the mission to declare victory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cYtIOmJsW0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rTqLa2IKCE
FGM is an interesting topic. Its good to see individ;uals working to try and stop it:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jupx1i2Yd8CDbYayoQCmgBEgJeJg
FYI:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/katine-chronicles-blog/2010/may/05/women-rights-uganda