The Truth About Gender Equality

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This week’s video may feel heavy, but there’s a silver lining, we promise! Before we get into terminology and solutions, we need to first recognize the problem, which is that gender inequality is a crisis that impacts us all. That isn’t an opinion, but a fact.

Billions of girls are condemned to lesser lives based solely on their sex at birth. They are forced to drop out of school far too early, marry far too young and denied far too many opportunities because cultural norms – biases and beliefs – have defined them as less capable, less valuable and less worthy of investment.

The school may exist. The road to the school is paved. But girls that are too educated, too outspoken and too independent threaten a culture in which the superiority of boys must not be challenged.

It’s for this reason that Unicorn Island Fund is focused on challenging and changing culture… through the power of storytelling.

Too often people believe the only way to help a cause is through money. While money is critical (for a variety of reasons we will explain over the coming weeks!), tackling culture is essential. And storytelling is key.

Now for the silver lining. The reality is that every single one of us can be part of the change we need to see in culture, specifically as it relates to how girls and women are seen, valued and treated.

Stay tuned for more on this. And remember every Friday, we’re dropping knowledge. #FridayFUNDays #unicornisland

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[tiredoftrolls]

In Missouri, Mike Moon, a member of the Missouri State Govt defended child marriage. This has to stop. VOTE!

[KooisthereincarnationofDIANA]

Keep preaching!
Don’t let the ‘them’ erase the inequality until it’s ACTUALLY fixed.

[NdiziMoto-vhgr]

True what you said . But people should not follow the third wave of feminism which talks about overthrowing men and replacing it with the matriacy instead should focus on the feminism of 1960's which focuses on equally

[catgame]

if you’re lucky to not experience something bad, and not unlucky to experience it
then something’s wrong

[RaeezTheDeadPoet]

Thank you so much for speaking up Lilly. Using your platform and amplifying the voices of the unheard is extremely necessary ❤

[mistyeyes]

Damn I haven't seen you in so long! So glad you're still spreading such beautiful and helpful content! Keep it up! You're an inspiration!

[eleprincess]

Men also can be abused. It is sad that almost no one talk about that

[empuwm]

Please keep talking about this we need role models like you for feminism so we can dismantle the patriarchy and all these harmful societal practices and systems that harm women and girls.

[nebwachamp]

In america women have higher college and literacy rates.

God bless america.

The pay gap is a lie tho.

[sylvanaire]

I am guessing she is speaking about Eastern countries and not America. If she were talking about America, these statistics are way off.

[unicornishcornish]

Those are facts but when I say patriarchy doesn't exist I mean it in the West. Countries like the USA or the UK. Western women aren't oppressed anymore

[amandaasmith]

all of these info dont apply to western countries so please spread your info somewhere else.. probably in India or Pakistan

[Beowulf]

And you might point out that the majority of abusive subjugation occurs in Muslim countries .

[ananyasuneriya]

Ma'am i request you to keep the background color of ppt white as previous as it makes highlighting easy and clear.

[cherylsibson]

If someone is belittling you at school or at work, turn on your ear pads.

[AbhiramN_]

This happens mainly in “third world countries” but I won’t be surprised if it happens in the western world. Tell me if it happens in places like Europe of USA or Canada.

[pr]

being against violence and being against "violence against women" are two different things

[dunkmastercloud]

Just watched a video about you from 3 years ago, and you have 1.3 million less subs than you did then.

[iamasandwich]

one of my guy friends said that women have nothing left to fight for

[billhair]

Are we talking about the Genders- Male and Female?
Because, I thought there were so many more genders than just two