As I read Nicholas Kistof's column, "Beyond Flowers for Mom" in today's New York Times, I had what is now a frequently recurring thought: the best thing we can do for humanity is empower women.
Kristof tells about "an extraordinary Somali woman, Edna Adan" who runs a maternity hospital in Somaliland, "a breakaway republic carved from Somalia but recognized by no outside country."
You can connect with Edna at a tax-deductible charity founded by Americans, the Friends of Edna Maternity Hospital (www.EdnaHospital.org).
We don't need women who emulate men to lead our tribes and assign rules and rewards. We need women who understand that nurturing the powerless newborn through the lengthy journey to adulthood is the root of our humanity. I would venture to add that it is the compassion of this venture and its outcomes that imbues our spirit with love and hope and contributes most to our success as a species, not the selfish savage lust of Ayan Rand's alpha male.
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