Women of the
World: Dump Kimye, Tackle Climate Change
"** one ever said on her death bed, 'I wish I'd spent more time on Facebook,'" says attorney and media correspondent
Lisa Bloom
A more likely scenario: regret that she didn't do more to save her grandchildren from rising carbon dioxide levels, because she was too boys scrolling her News Feed and flipping through
Us Weekly.
Bloom believes Western society's current preoccupation with trivial celebrity gossip and insipid social media — and the time we waste with it — will be its downfall. As our fascination for easy entertainment increases, our investment in global affairs decreases. In particular,
Women should do more to fight
Climate change; it is a uniquely women's issue, she says. They are innately suited to battle
Climate problems, some would argue better than men.
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