By Francesca Merlo - Paris, France
These include: to explore the challenges for women at all levels of society; to focus on the barriers that prevent women from accessing leadership and decision-making positions; and to propose concrete strategies on how to contribute to eliminating these barriers.Representing the Holy See, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin offered a keynote address and spoke about the role of education, and the values of femininity as a gift for humanity.
Considering women from the point of view of education, he said, means emphasising the fundamental importance of the processes of human, spiritual, intellectual and professional growth that enable them to insert themselves in society on a par with men. Cardinal Parolin also used the time to thank, on behalf of the Holy Father, the dedication of so many educators and workers present in the remotest corners of the earth:"most of whom are women, both religious and lay."
Women make up half of the world’s population, and “to throw away the potential of half of humanity is unfair and inhumane,” she said.Caritas Internationalis Secretary General, Aloysius John, recognised the work that still needs to be done within Caritas to empower women. Jasvinder Sanghera highlighted how many women and young girls live through this even today, and how people around the world do not speak of this issue enough.
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