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Who run the world? Girls.

Recent reports state that women outnumber men three to one in U.S. colleges. 44 women have won The Nobel Prize, as of 2

012. According to Forbes magazine, the sixth richest person in the U.S. is a woman, and the top three educators in the entire globe are women.

Over the past century, the influence of women has greatly increased and the gender inequality gap has steadily been shrinking. An example of this is when t

he progress made in women’s suffrage was confirmed when the The Norwegian Nobel Committee selected three women to win the acclaimed Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. Students seem to be noticing this global rise of women.

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“I feel like women have a lot more power, but it is obvious that they are still undermined,” sophomore Lailumah Faisal said.

The month of March, specifically, will be very prominent for women around the world. Women’s History Month is a time to recognize women for breaking barriers and changing the norm in society.

“It’s a good thing to watch people recognize people’s rights in history [and the others who] fought for women’s rights,” sophomore Owen Fink said.

According to the Library of Congress,  Women’s History Month originated as a national holiday in 1981, in which Congress authorized “Women’s History Week.” It was later changed to a full month celebration in 1994, and today’s society reflects strongly the progress women have made in the past few years.

The AHS Feminist Club is a group that works to promote women’s interests all around the world.

“When I realized just how much disparity there is between the amount of power men and women have on an international level, and when I realized just how much potential women have in accelerating the growth of the developing world, I decided to create this club” senior Hilla Haidari, president of the Feminist Club, said.

“I think this club is important to Annandale High School because our students have a lot of potential in changing the world on a global scale,” Haidari said. “This is especially true of AHS because most of us come from countries where women may not have equal rights as men so we might personally be affected by this disparity and be more encouraged to do something about it.”

Haidari also mentioned the increase of female leaders across the globe and their positive influence on females who look up to them as role models.

“I think the rise of female leaders has only affected the world for the better. If you look at a country like Brazil, whose economy is one of the fastest-growing in the worl

d, and you see that the country is being led by a woman, I think it becomes clear just how effective women can be in making the world a better place,” Haidari said.

Not only are women gaining influence in the political world, they are also gaining influence in the economic sector. While many recognize Facebook’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerburg, many fail to know that Facebook’s second in command is 41-year-old Sheryl Sandberg. Considered to be the fifth most powerful woman in the world, Sandberg helped grow Facebook’s original 70 million user base into over 750 million active users.

The world’s largest food and beverage business is run by Indra Nooyi, CEO of Pepsi Co., Nooyi oversees around 300,000 workers worldwide and keeps rack of the $60 billion in annual revenue.

“I like that women are in control of more businesses because I personally think that women are less big-headed and they are more agreeable to certain things,” junior Shalia Johnson said.
Haidari believes that the increase of these female icons is important to young females because many believe we still live in a male-dominated society, so young girls need women to look up to in order to realize the potential they have in the future.

“It’s great that women have gained the respect the deserve. Although discrimination existed in the past, women are definitely become more equal and appreciated,” senior Nabil Abawi Aklil said.

 

 

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