Is it naive to say that any change in terms of discrimination will have to come from within? What are effective ways we can improve the situation, globally? The

Is it naive to say that any change in terms of discrimination will have to come from within? What are effective ways we can improve the situation, globally? The imperial solution is right out, it causes a lot of harm and probably flat out does not work. Think global act local, and work on getting rid of discrimination of women and others in our own societies? Lean on governments to legislate societal change or at least stop legislating the status quo? Cut economic ties to punish discrimination, or increase them in the hope that this will, somehow, lead to a globalization of our attitude? I'm sure many people here will stress the positive effect easy communication can have on the issue; global communication gives people a glimpse into other, less discriminatory regimes, local communication brings together people who might feel isolated otherwise and lets them organise. I suppose the cell phone has done a lot to improve the situation, in its way; even if she had to hide her (male) contacts under female pseudonyms, it offered her a way of communicating in a clandestine manner, that feature not being limited to talking to guys, obviously.