agonist.org - 11/26/2008
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One aspect of society I always keep an eye out for is the role and place of women where ever I may be traveling at the time. As I noted about Singapore, women there seem to have the best lot in all of East Asia, even Japan and South Korea. As for Vietnam, well here is what I wrote in my ...
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Sean-Paul Kelley: Women In Vietnamese Society
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... There are tons of pregnant women here in Vietnam and loads and loads of infants and young children everywhere. In that sense it is a healthy society, but I prefer to see women in places of real influence. Singapore, in my opinion, is the model for East Asian women to aspire too. Let's hope the future is better for the women here. They certainly deserve better.
Sean Paul Kelley is currently on a round the world journey, traveling from Singapore to Austin.
originally posted on November 23, 2008
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