Blog 5, "Millions to promote women in peacemaking"

      Millions to promote women in peacemaking 

In New York, a former U.S. ambassador has announced a multimillion-dollar pledge as a call for women to be included in decision-making positions “at every level of peacemaking and peace building” as a support for the United Nations proposed resolution. This trend has caught on, as a female lecturer at Harvard University, Swanee Hunt, and her chair will provide 2 million dollars each year to advance women’s participation in peace related efforts. The new funding will allow women to work hands on with government officials, legislators, and civic leaders involving strategic planning and negotiation teams. This effort by the United Nations will globally give women a voice when it comes to decision-making, involving war and peace.

This new effort for women in these strategic planning and decision-making positions is a wonderful expansion for women in the United Nations. Women continue to climb the social ladder in regards to occupation, and I am glad to see this new advancement in the news! There seems to be increasing support towards the ambassador’s original pledge funding, which hopefully will raise more awareness to the vital roles that women can fulfill. I was not aware that this was an issue in the United Nations but glad it was addressed, as women have just as much as a voice as men do in peacemaking / peace building positions. My hope for America in specific for the future, is the role of women to be taken seriously and by seeing grants such as this one, society can take notice of the important work females contribute to our society daily. 

 http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2012/09/26/millions-promote-women-peacemaking/sdpPJtdSUnUMOb3tGT4WdO/story.html

Blog 5

Sep 26

5:25pm