These sorts of statistic really scares me. They represent the vast majority of the world population and a father of one of them I don't want my daughter to fall in the bottom of the economic ladder simple because she is a woman. Gender discrimination has to be stopped and the feminine movement must be supported to help women become equal companions for a strong global environment which shares resources not because of your gender but your effectiveness to do you job as a person. Equal pay for men and women for an equal days of work. We cannot embrace diversity without honoring the contributions of women to society. Women are abused daily, deprived of their rights to freedom, education, expression and power sharing throughout the world while we boast of having the greatest global achievement of any century. The end f poverty for women everywhere will mean the end of child malnutrition and infant-mortality the world over. It will mean better family structures and long-lasting economic stability for all people. Equal opportunity doesn't mean liberating women and coining them all terminology associated with bigotry it simply means equal opportunity for an equal days of work. It means freedom of expression and equal access to education. Thank you Ylva for passing on these vital statistics. Sincerely, Matarr Sajaw. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------