Blog 9

"Women Thrive Worldwide is the leading non-profit organization shaping U.S. policy to help women in developing countries lift themselves out of poverty." This organization focuses on transforming U.S. policy to benefit women nation wide. Since the U.S. is a dominating world power, their policies have an affect on many countries. This organization focuses mainly on the assistant and trade policies to focus more on women and their needs. Women Thrive Worldwide get together with hundreds of other women's organizations to make sure U.S. policy addresses women's rights. Currently Women Thrive Worldwide is working on getting The International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) to pass. If this act passes, it will concentrate on promoting women's economic opportunity, address violence against girls in school and work to change public attitudes. This act will force the U.S. to make violence against women a diplomatic priority. Almost everything you find on this organization says it is the leading organization shaping U.S. policy. This organization continues to work hard and fight for the rights of women all of the world. It is important the donations keep coming to this organization so they continue their hard work and their fight for women. I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't want to help the poor, starving and abused women all over the world that aren't receiving the rights they deserve. This organization focuses on women because research has shown that women in poor countries give whatever small income they make to feed, cloth and school their children. The mothers are mostly malnourished and aren't keeping any food or money for themselves. This is a gender issue because it is the women who are working in the factories, for example Nike and Reebok factories. After reading the article The Globe Trotting Sneaker by Cynthia Enloe I realized how many women are suffering. I have always heard about factories crammed full of young women who are being paid less than a dollar a day, but I always chose to turn my head the other way. Americans are so spoiled and we choose to be oblivious to the issues going on across the world. I am so disgusted by American's greed, especially big coporations greed like Nike and Reebok. The other thing that bothers me is that won't even admit their wrong-doing. They purposely go to these countries that have no rights for women and build factories there to get cheap production, and when asked about it they say the women should be thankful they have a job. I will definitely be thinking about who made my shoe or whatever clothing item next time I go to buy one.