Gender

It's estimated that rural women produce half of the world's food and up to 80 percent of the food in most developing countries, especially basic staples such as corn, rice and wheat that form the bulk of the diet for the world's rural poor. Women are central to their families' food security, ensuring that their children are fed nutritious meals and stay healthy.

PHOTO CREDIT: farmingmatters on Flickr

It's worth noting that with all this triumphant talk about the Twitter revolution in Iran - especially when it's about a lesser-of-two-evils candidate - we can't summon a fraction of the energy and passion to save abused, raped and battered women across the globe. Nor can we muster the same attention and will to deal with the plight of children who are dying of hunger, deprived of the bare necessities of life.