mvd
28 januari 2015, 10:58
Nu goed, het exacte woord feminist heeft ze niet gebruikt. Zo werd het omschreven door The Guardian.
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has praised King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia as a “strong advocate of women”, but human rights campaigners said his reign only brought marginal advances for women, while failing to secure fundamental rights of free expression, association, and assembly.
In paying tribute to the king who died on Thursday aged 90, Lagarde – who has expressed her concerns over gender inequality – described the monarch as a great leader who implemented many reforms.
“In a very discreet way, he was a strong advocate of women. It was very gradual, appropriately so probably for the country. I discussed that issue with him several times and he was a strong believer,” said Lagarde, who is attending the Davos economic forum in Switzerland.
Human Rights Watch, however, said the royal initiatives during his reign were largely symbolic and produced extremely modest concrete gains.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/23/lagarde-king-abdullah-advocate-women-driving-ban
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has praised King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia as a “strong advocate of women”, but human rights campaigners said his reign only brought marginal advances for women, while failing to secure fundamental rights of free expression, association, and assembly.
In paying tribute to the king who died on Thursday aged 90, Lagarde – who has expressed her concerns over gender inequality – described the monarch as a great leader who implemented many reforms.
“In a very discreet way, he was a strong advocate of women. It was very gradual, appropriately so probably for the country. I discussed that issue with him several times and he was a strong believer,” said Lagarde, who is attending the Davos economic forum in Switzerland.
Human Rights Watch, however, said the royal initiatives during his reign were largely symbolic and produced extremely modest concrete gains.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/23/lagarde-king-abdullah-advocate-women-driving-ban