The State of Women's Rights in the World

http://rt.com/news/muslim-brotherhood-rejects-women-rights-290/ Women's Rights has been an important issue throughout our class, and the world in general. For a long time people have been fighting for or against women's rights at various levels and we are currently in a place where everyone is trying to negotiate women's rights on different levels. Recently the UN put forth a draft on the Declaration of Women's Rights which would enable women to choose the gender of their partner, gives equal rights to homosexuals, protects sex workers, and supports the use of contraception for teenagers. By my standards and the standards of many, this is a huge improvement and a big step forward, but for some this is stretching it too far. Some countries are fighting against this saying it goes against their values. This shows a very important dynamic in the world today. We are in a place where international legislation about Women's Rights is a viable option and a possibility, but some countries aren't in support of that. They say that it should be the individual nation's decision in regards to things like women's rights because some of the aspects of the proposed Declaration go against the societies beliefs, religions, or institutions. In order to get this issue resolved, we need to figure this issue out globally. I would urge other countries and cultures to reach a compromise, but I fear inequality for women will remain in the state it is now if international laws aren't set forth.