Posts Tagged ‘gender inequality’

Hillary Clinton and the Epidemic of Violence Against Women in the Congo

Friday, August 14, 2009 7:20 By GSerrano

During her official trip to Africa, Hillary Clinton had planned to impress upon her interlocutors the need to fight against corruption. The head of American diplomacy even insinuated that people take to the streets to protest against their corrupt governments.
Among the themes that the US Secretary of State had chosen for this trip is violence [...]

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Afghanistan: impending law to finally criminalize violence against women

Monday, July 27, 2009 22:08 By GSerrano

One of the countries known to be notorious in violating women’s rights is finally making into law a measure that makes violence against women a criminal offense. At least, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is about to sign the bill into law.
If the law, indeed, gets passed, ‘men who bar women from getting an education, working, [...]

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All Women Are Created Equal

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:30 By GSerrano

Discrimination based on gender, especially discrimination against women has led to attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping. More often, this stereotype is comparatively considered ‘less,’ ’weak,’ and ‘inferior.’ At times, the attitude towards the disadvantaged sex is contempt, disregard, or hatred.  Sexism occurs when men are viewed to be superior to women. When men [...]

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Mahasweta Devi: Social Activist, Writer, Woman

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:05 By GSerrano

Mahasweta Devi’s ‘The Hunt’ is a story of gender roles and their reversal as a form of seeking justice to gender inequality and oppression. It is also a story of one woman’s triumph over her vulnerability in a patriarchal system and male-dominated society. At the most, it is a critical response to a macho culture.
The [...]

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