What should the Universal Declaration of Human Rights mean to the average woman?
That declaration was an attempt by the UN in 1948 to establish international ethical standards. Our 1998 Global Campaign is trying to give a gendered interpretation of those principles, in areas such as economic and social rights, health and sexual rights, violence, etc. These documents are very important tools for political struggle, for legitimizing what we see as a vision for a better way to live – for trying to convince others. I would hope for women in the United States who are currently facing a difficult situation that we would see the use of the ethical standards in the declaration as articulating a starting point for what we stand for, and what needs to happen for women.
