Freeing the 51%: women remain the world’s largest oppressed nation

In many nations around the world, women form a majority of the population. Only in very few nations, however, do they form the majority of positions in government and thus form the majority of voices making decisions impacting domestic and international policy. In this era of democracy and equal rights, there is clearly more that needs to be done. And while we should not overlook just how far women have come in many parts of the world in the last half century, neither should we let this conceal how much further we need to go. [...]