tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312355648745823136.post3844752706631466473..comments2010-09-26T14:17:09.450-07:00Comments on Thoughts from Anatolia: Lack of progress on women's rights in Turkey?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312355648745823136.post-12165220028175204532010-07-22T00:06:04.110-07:002010-07-22T00:06:04.110-07:00Hmm, no response on my controversial last point. I...Hmm, no response on my controversial last point. I guess no one read it, or found it worthy of comment. <br /><br />I of course overlooked an obvious channel of change through building a movement, which many of the women's orgs are doing. Bottom up vs. top down. Which will ultimately be more effective? There is far more potential for changing people's attitudes than I realized: 42% of women think domestic violence can be justifiable. But my instinct is that this is not an either or question, that perhaps change can be accelerated through a grassroots movement AND influencing the powerful, even if they happen to be men. Though there must be thousands doctoral theses and books on the topic...Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718482274870272920noreply@blogger.com