Jimmy Carter Dedicating The Rest Of His Life Fighting For Women’s Rights

[Triana]

Former US President Jimmy Carter should be enjoying retirement right about now. But instead, the 90 year old (yep, NINETY!!) has decided is not done in leadership just yet. In an interview with CNN, he revealed that for the rest of his life, he is making it his mission to fight against the injustices toward women and girls worldwide.

In 2014 he released a book titled ‘A Call To Action’ which got a Grammy Nomination this year for Best Spoken Word, which outlined specific areas that he believes have become a breeding ground for gender violence: religion and politics. He writes that there have been far too many cases of women being oppressed throughout history in the name of religion and politics. He ain’t wrong there!

But there have been major news stories over the past year which have firmly reiterated why his fight is more important than ever.

“He’s doing it for the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, for those who have become ISIS militants’ sex slaves and for girls everywhere who can’t go to school. He’s doing it for the estimated 160 million babies aborted or killed at birth in Asia in recent decades because they were not boys. He’s doing it for American college co-eds and women in the military who suffer rape and see the men responsible walk free,” writes Greg Botelho at CNN.

His desire to see equality around the world started while he was president of the United States in the 70s and 80s.

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"When someone with numbered days dedicates them to YOU, it's touching." - @SusanEshleman1

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[Stardust]

1. What a wonderful man! nt

[Triana]

2. He's the best. No other men speak of doing such work. If others have done it..

..they don't talk about it (and they really SHOULD). He's such a rarity.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. k&r

[brer cat]

4. I sometimes wonder who I respect more:

President Carter or the woman who raised him.

He is wonderful and so was Miss Lillian.

[jwirr]

5. And knowing him he is addressing this comment to the entire world.

Thank you Jimmy.

[Cal33]

6. Jimmy Carter would have been ranked much higher as a president were it not for

the dirty tricks played upon him by the Republicans. He is a really decent human
being, and a great man.

[malaise]

7. +1,000

He's a great man - suddenly they all want interviews.

[Gothmog]

8. President Carter is a truly great human being