Well, well. Kudos to the United Nations and their funding bodies for at last spearheading Women Human Rights Issues around the world. Unfortunately, the early stages of the Program is prone for failure.

First off, the qualifications for applicants the UN are seeking to fill the roles for implementing the programs for women's equality and Rights, in mostly 3rd world and Soviet Block countries, are academics who teach Women's Studies and\or proven Women's Rights advocates. A Western leftist style formula which will not work in old Europe 'Man is boss' cultures or religious Mid-East 'Woman are sub-servant to man' societies.

Granted, modern countries have embraced the Rights and equal status of women although the older generation still holds it's bias. I believe most people under 30 years old at this time in modern countries view all male and females as having the same Rights and opportunities based on merit and education.

If the UN Women's Rights Program solely takes on Western style Women's Rights advocates as it exists in our universities BUT not incorporate at least a few of those 'good ol' boys' in government or religious leaders to come on board in the target countries, the Program is going to take a very long time.

Consider it has taken nearly three generations to get where the West is now on Women's equality and Rights. The European countries may take as many as four generations since they aren't as educated. As for the Middle East and parts of Asia, it may take even longer. Sad but true.

The intentions, purpose and goals of the UN program are stellar. The means with which they intend to carry it out are flawed. Of course, I see women in those countries organizing into groups, which is all fine and needed, but if the women paint themselves as victims and fudge statistics, like women's groups do here in the West, yet not empowered, I'm afraid they'll be in for some heavy oppression by the powers that be.

Rather than having to use economic sanctions as a BIG stick to allow their women Rights in countries that continue to oppress them, far better to work from within by bringing strong respected women and men on side.

I predict, of course, eventually ALL women will have Human Rights to education and opportunity on this planet. Only it will take a very long time in some places. You need only look and listen to who the UN sends or solicits for help within any one particular country you're interested in, to make a judgement of the future success of their program.

Child labour and child prostitution are going to be the next great Human Rights battles. I'm let you in on how difficult those ugly issues are to tackle. The only reason that those perverse industries thrive in various countries like Thailand is because the sick corruption goes right to the top of the heads of State in those places. In other words, those leaders are either collecting money from it or having sex with those children or both! Get vocal.

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