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"Ladies and gentlemen. Today, while we are discussing poverty in the world, I should like to draw attention to the central thrust of World Poverty Day, which we are commemorating on 17 October. In those places where people are condemned to live in poverty, human rights are being violated. It is our sacred duty to unite in an effort to ensure that they are respected. The voices of the poorest should be heard everywhere where men and women take decisions on the future of humanity. Poverty today represents the greatest obstacle to women’s involvement in all aspects of life. International institutions, like the World Bank, for example, challenge us not to forget the fact that the first stage on the long road towards the liberation of women is the struggle against their poverty. The participation of women in determining the indicators for poverty is a basic prerequisite in this respect. The question arises as to whether we know how to develop the talents of poor people and to facilitate their access to fundamental rights. In order to measure and quantify poverty, we need precisely defined indicators. The traditional indicators have been roundly criticised by the American economist Gary Becker in his works on human capital and the economic approach to life. Becker in particular measured the effect of the gender gap in the field of income and the economic value of family life in all its forms. All this economic research shows that one third of the economic activities mainly undertaken by women are not subject to any form of evaluation or monitoring. There are simply no indicators or instruments for measuring them. Would it not be useful to take inspiration from the words of Gary Becker to define today a policy for a higher position in society for women?"@en1
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