The 8th of March is the day we mark International Women's Day. It’s the
day, especially set aside to celebrate the economic, political and social achievements
of women past, present and future. It goes without saying that the new millennium
has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's
thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. And many today feel that “all the
battles have been won for women” as there are more women in the boardroom and
there is greater equality in legislative rights. But it is an undeniable fact
that women are still not paid equally to their male counterparts, women are still
not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women's education,
health and the violence against them is worse than that of men. Much worse than that
of men... And although there are many angles of this reality on which to shine
the light, today we talk about the tragic predicament of hundreds of thousands of
girls and women who are enslaved and exploited by powerful rings of criminals who
traffic in sex and slavery… To do this Linda Bordoni spoke to Sister Eugenia Bonetti,
a remarkable woman, the Director of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Office of the
Italian Union of Major Superiors, and an internationally renowned freedom fighter
on behalf of victims of human trafficking.... listen to the interview...