I agree with you in part, but am concerned about the way the ethic of
"non-interference" perpetuates oppression.  Women, like others who are
oppressed, internalize the opinions of those in power and so think they are
unworthy of anything better...simply because they are female.  I'm sure you
know that.  We have to teach people about human rights as a basic right of
all human beings, including women and girls.  And we have to teach people
about the reality of internalized oppression.

Thanks for listening.
Janice Wood Wetzel
Main Representative
International Association of Schools of Social Work



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