When shaping our argument, we need to remember that when our stance on inclusion feels like female-rightism, our argument turns to aggressive entitlement, bolstering this way what should not continue to be a distinction among genders and their right to fundamental rights. In order for the universal concept of womanhood to change, we need to turn into a universal woman ourselves first; you see, these are two very different concepts; one stems from a place of submission resulting to aggression, whereas the other one requires a deeper understanding of the balance between the masculine and feminine principles in the context of a community. Let’s have this be our compass as we pave our way forward and focus on turning hashtags like #femalerightstrailblazer to #humanrightstrailblazer so that we can finally arrive at a place where needing a hashtag on a day like this, is no longer needed. That said, today and every day (and not just on Dec 10), I choose to draw attention to the UDHR by commemorating the way great women, alongside great men, as a joined force, contributed to shaping the UDHR for the sake of all humanity.

[Women who helped shape the UDHR and also put women's rights in it are: E.Roosevelt, H.Mehta, M.Bernardino, B.S. Ikramullah, B.Begtrup, M.H.Lefaucheux, E.Uralova and L.Menon. Men who helped shape the UDHR and supported the effort to put women’s rights in it are: R.Cassin, P.C. Chang and J.Humphrey.

Learn more -> Universal Declaration of Human Rights].

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