Question

Make a comparative study of women characters in the unit flights of freedom

Answer 1

Explanation:

Christine Lagarde in her speech highlights the need for the empowerment of women.

· She speaks of ‘learning’,’ labour’ and leadership as the three essential factors for women empowerment.

· If you educate a boy, you train a man. If you educate a girl, you train a village (African Adage)

· Basic norms of the society should be ‘equal pay for equal work’.

· Researches show that ‘eliminating gender gaps’ will bring an increase in per capita income.

· Women often get low pay, low status and low- security jobs.

· In some countries per capita income lag significantly because women are denied equal opportunity.

· Women represent half the world’s population.