Women's Equality: Annotated Bibliography

In this article, Sangupta and Gladstone outline the inequality and blatant sexism that women face within committees of the United Nations They focus particularly on the rejection of several female candidates striving for a leadership positions within the U.N. Shazia Rafi, a United Nations representative for the All Pakistan Women’s Association is quoted saying, “Misogyny is baked into the system.” According to the article, the U.N. claims that female empowerment is a desired endeavor, however, much isn’t being done to combat the low ratio of females to males within the organization. Despite their goal of a 50-50 gender parity, the U.N. senior management group consists of 28 men and only 12 women. Rafa also points out the increase in diversity doesn 't happen on a voluntary basis; the strongest advocates of women inclusion must work to help progress less diverse countries. Women vying for, and receiving jobs in a male-dominated United Nations are the minority. Despite the anticipation of many for the replacement of the secretary general with a woman, the Security Council still opted to choose a man for the position, …show more content…
She begins with the comment made by Donald Trump and directed towards Hillary Clinton in the final presidential debate. During an explanation of her plan to combat national debt by raising taxes on the rich, Trump interjects with the statement, “Such a nasty woman.” The author goes on to point out that insults are “an inextricable part of politics.” Miller also writes that men often insult powerful women by, “Cutting them down to size.” Historically, insults have been more subtle, however, subtleness, and more importantly, civility, has taken a backseat during this election season. This is evident by the sheer amount of disrespect demonstrated by both