With a woman as Commandress-In-Chief and a nation fed up with the condescending attitudes of old, tired, fearful, and angry men (particularly those with my pale persuasion), there could hardly be a better chance for outgoing President Obama -- likely the best American leader for the coming reality -- to move ahead rather dramatically by forcing our great nation to come face-to-mirror with our gender avoidance tendencies.
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)(paired with 66 member Global Coalition, which their work likely helped inspire) charted an undeniable course for a much different, unified multinational look at the world that is shaped much less by machismo militarism. Which lays the foundation for another broad-based effort to give voice to the women (and girls, hopefully with men and boys as allies!). A perfect place to position an OMI, Obama Momma Initiative, that we could all so admire!
Ironic, wouldn’t it be? An OMI would put President Black Man (hand-in-hand with his magnificent FLOTUS Black Woman wife) very aggressively alongside our nation’s first President Woman! An outstanding arrangement that could readily marry the progressive ideals of the past with the coming eight years of global gender realignment!
It might just be me, but the entire idea of an OMI would be very true to the original concept behind the 1980s Take Our Daughters To Work Day event a few years ago -- though I would hope it might go further towards what I recommended back then.
Taking women and girls out to do the work is a perfect invitation to invite the men and boys home! The world needs a collaborative effort to do more than just recognize the power and empowerment potential of the women and girls of the planet. It also needs to facilitate a better future when the men and boys get why #EngenderedLivesMatter … a fantastic OMG moment for a well-tailored OMI!
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Thanks for sharing. The idea is for me to motivate you (and others) to do something with good ideas. Some are mine, some belong to others; all belong to the world of change.