Here’s a short break from some of this week’s (and possibly....year’s) doom and gloom: on Wednesday, the New York Times wrote a lovely piece about a 10-kilometer race in Somaliland that’s become popular with women, despite extreme gender disparity in the region.
finding women were “comprehensively disadvantaged compared to men in terms of economics, politics and education.” Women have “less than half the opportunities afforded to men,” the study concluded; they were twice as likely as men to be out of work, they were twice as likely to receive little to no education, and they were much less likely than men to end up in a leadership or political position.
Edna Adan, a former foreign minister in Somaliland and a pioneer activist in the struggle to end female genital mutilation, sees this as an important sign., said it was important to remind Somali female runners that what mattered was “the training they did, the preparation they made and the ability that they could keep up with women of different countries.”
The race is about reminding young girls that their gender or nationality isn’t “a handicap” to their own success, Ms. Adan said. Women are also reportedly starting to participate in soccer leagues, self-defense classes, swimming, yoga, and basketball. Generally, it’s becoming more common for women to exercise and build strength in public. As Savannah Simons, who works for the 10-kilometer race, said, “It’s slowly becoming normal to see a girl running.stuck in our homes waiting for an opportunity to move freely, it’s nice to remember that things are still moving out in the world.
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