End Global Poverty - Empower Women of the World
- by: CARE USA
- recipient: Congress
Sadly, as a general rule, women are more vulnerable than men when it comes to poverty:
It doesn't have to be this way. Women and their families can succeed when they have the right tools and resources - economic opportunity, basic health care, education, recognition of rights and dignity, and the ability to participate in decisions that affect them.
The United States has the power to make a real difference for poor women. For example, the US committed to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals for the year 2015. Goal 3 calls for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, and Goal 5 for a three-quarters reduction in maternal mortality. But signed nations have been falling short on action. If current trends continue, it will take 100 years instead of 10 to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
Please remind your congressional representative that as they make choices in this year's budget process, their decisions about U.S. foreign assistance programs will affect millions of women. Urge them to take women and poverty into special consideration.
- Women constitute 75% of the poorest people in the world today.
- Women produce half the world's food, but own only 1% of its farmland.
- Two-thirds of illiterate adults are women.
- In some developing countries, women are more likely to die in childbirth than reach the sixth grade.
It doesn't have to be this way. Women and their families can succeed when they have the right tools and resources - economic opportunity, basic health care, education, recognition of rights and dignity, and the ability to participate in decisions that affect them.
The United States has the power to make a real difference for poor women. For example, the US committed to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals for the year 2015. Goal 3 calls for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, and Goal 5 for a three-quarters reduction in maternal mortality. But signed nations have been falling short on action. If current trends continue, it will take 100 years instead of 10 to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
Please remind your congressional representative that as they make choices in this year's budget process, their decisions about U.S. foreign assistance programs will affect millions of women. Urge them to take women and poverty into special consideration.
Dear [your representative],
I am writing to ask you to support U.S. foreign policies and programs that address the social and economic inequalities that leave women in the developing world subject to a life of poverty.
As a general rule, women are more vulnerable than men when it comes to poverty. Consider the facts:
- Women constitute 75 percent of the poorest people in the world today.
- Women produce half the world's food, but own only 1 percent of its farmland.
- Of the 876 million illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women.
- In some countries in the developing world, women are more likely to die in childbirth than reach the sixth grade.
Changing these circumstances is no small order, but it can be done. Women and their families can succeed when they have the right tools and resources available to them - economic opportunity, basic health care and education, the ability to participate in decisions that affect them and recognition of their basic rights and dignity.
Giving people an opportunity to improve their lives is what America is all about. As you make choices in this year's budget process, please remember that your decisions about U.S. foreign assistance programs will affect millions of women.
[your comment here]
Thank you for your consideration.
[your name]
[your address]
Sign PetitionSign PetitionI am writing to ask you to support U.S. foreign policies and programs that address the social and economic inequalities that leave women in the developing world subject to a life of poverty.
As a general rule, women are more vulnerable than men when it comes to poverty. Consider the facts:
- Women constitute 75 percent of the poorest people in the world today.
- Women produce half the world's food, but own only 1 percent of its farmland.
- Of the 876 million illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women.
- In some countries in the developing world, women are more likely to die in childbirth than reach the sixth grade.
Changing these circumstances is no small order, but it can be done. Women and their families can succeed when they have the right tools and resources available to them - economic opportunity, basic health care and education, the ability to participate in decisions that affect them and recognition of their basic rights and dignity.
Giving people an opportunity to improve their lives is what America is all about. As you make choices in this year's budget process, please remember that your decisions about U.S. foreign assistance programs will affect millions of women.
[your comment here]
Thank you for your consideration.
[your name]
[your address]
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