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n many parts of the world, women had changed the world to be a better place for us all.  Nearly 82 percent of the jobs lost so far belonged to men, while most new jobs went to women.

Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has said, “If there is one lesson we in the United Nations have learned over the years, it is that investing in women is the most productive strategy a country can pursue in order to raise economic productivity, improve nutrition and health, and educate the next generation.”

When economist Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his innovative work in microcredit lending, he made it clear that it was women who made up the bulk of the poor but ambitious small business owners, lifting their communities out of poverty with their entrepreneurship. Women are behind many of the primary drivers of social change.

Megawati was the president of Indonesia. Margaret Thatcher, the prime minister of the UK. Michelle Bachelet became Chile’s first elected female president.

In the United States, women earn 78 cents to a man’s dollar. Unlike men, however, women are more willing to take risks on smaller or new organizations they believe have a strong vision for change. Studies show women volunteer more than men. Women are the single most important market opportunity for changing the world.

Research from sociological studies to the latest in brain science shows that above all, women value connection and community. For women, it’s not about “me,” it’s about “we”. That means women are less concerned about the pecking order and more committed to keeping harmony in the coop.

At the dawn of the 21st century, the greatest social and environmental challenges that confront us make these values a winning blueprint for transformation. Both globalization and climate change have already made national borders more tenuous. If the reigning ethos of our history as a species has been “survival of the fittest”, the temperature of today’s planet requires a paradigm shift to “survival of the connected”.
Women can lead the way.

The heart of a woman is making the world spin. Women do more than just give birth. They give moral support to their family and friends. Women were created in the image of God and they are a complete and beautiful creation.  

Women have four times as many brain cells (neurons) connecting the right and left side of their brain.
Women have more efficient access to both sides of their brain and, therefore, greater use of the right side of their brain. Women can focus on more than one problem at one time and frequently prefer to solve problems through multiple activities at a time. Nation building will progress tremendously. When women rule the world, we will have a better and more peaceful life.


Henri Lois
Jakarta