President Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington D.C. 20500
March 8, 2017
Dear President
Trump,
Do you know
what today is? Of course you
do…..International Women’s Day! A day celebrating the social, economic,
cultural, and political achievements of women past, present, and future.
Today would
also have been my father’s 86th birthday were he still alive
today. He had five daughters besides his
one son. My father never once made us
feel that we were anything less than amazing by virtue of being daughters
rather than sons. Yet sadly, millions upon millions of people worldwide seem to
think it is acceptable to treat women poorly with low pay, abuse, and disrespect. Isn’t that terrible?
According to the
United Nations, a study in 2012 found that 92 per cent of women reported having
experienced some form of sexual violence in public spaces in their lifetime,
and 88 per cent of women reported having experienced some form of verbal sexual
harassment (including unwelcome comments of a sexual nature, whistling, leering
or making obscene gestures) in their lifetime.
Can you fathom
that? About 9 out of every 10 women on Earth has felt denigrated, maligned,
unsafe in the presence of others. I’m
sure you would agree that that is not tolerable. You would not want to add to those
numbers.
I’m sure you also
want to show that you too honor, respect, and support women’s causes in our
nation and world. Feel free to tweet
positive, supportive messages using
#WomensDay or #DiadelaMujer or # JourneedesFemmes—those last two would
probably really impress international audiences.
Furthermore, I
think you should consider using the POTUS handle instead of your personal one. Wouldn’t that really, really send a tremendous
message to all other nations that you, the President, recognize the equality
and importance of women in a world that does not always treat women as equal
and important?
And then, after
this once-a-year day is past, you will want to think of other ways to honor all
women with your words and actions every ordinary day.
Sincerely,
A.
Boerman-Cornell
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