Sexism And Violence Against Women

Women first gained the right to vote on August 26, 1920 with the 19th amendment was approved, giving women full voting rights. Fortified by the constitutional victory in 1920, the handful of new women in Congress embarked on what would become a century-long journey to broaden women’s role in government. In the intervening years, the drive for more women’s rights encompassed the lives of the next generations of women. Even today, women are still fighting for their rights and stand up against prejudice. On the forefront of this movement are our women congresswomen who speak on behalf of all women. When Hillary Clinton announced her presidential candidacy, controversial questions immediately surfaced about the role of gender in politics. Through Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2008 and 2016, media is the principal propagator in showing bias and sexism.

All over the globe, violence and discrimination against women and girls violates their human rights and severely compromised their perception of equality. Culture, false beliefs and ancient traditions, such as early marriage, the nuclear family, gender-based discrimination, which lead to violence against women and femicide, destroyed young girls ' mental and physical wellbeing and self-esteem by supporting the ideas that gender-based discrimination and inequality is acceptable in our societies.

“Domestic violence is a type of abuse by one or both partners in marriage, friends, family, dating or cohabitation” (Aziz & Mahmoud, 2010). There are many forms of abuse from verbal and emotional to physical that often escalates over time in intensity for the victim. Data from the criminal justice system, hospital patient medical records and mental health records, police reports, surveys and social services reports of thousands of women revealed that many are injured and killed as a result of violence from someone close to them. “The US Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) defines domestic violence as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion, or gender” (Robertson & Murachver, 2009). Researchers and the criminal justice system have not been able to agree on a clear definition to domestic violence which can range from physical injury, stalking, verbal abuse and humiliation, denial of shelter and access to money, and intimidation through aggressive behaviors. The definition of domestic violence may vary but the results from physical injury, mental and emotional trauma, and sometimes even death can last a life time.

Sexism, is a prejudice plain and simple. One of the earliest forms of violence directed toward women was the Witch Hunt Trials of the Middle Ages. Bishops debated whether a woman was really human at all. If her nose were too long, she had red hair, a humped back, or if she was exceptionally beautiful, she was thought to be a witch and was burned at the stake. There was an estimated nine million women burned during the Witch Trials. During the “Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1960’s, feminist theorists explained that oppression of women was widespread in nearly all human society, and spoke of sexism instead of male chauvinism. Male chauvinists were usually individual men who expressed the belief that they were superior to women” (Napikoski). By the mid 20th century sexism was established and began to appear in advertising. Between the 1970’s and 1990’s women began to feel more equal to men until the 1980’s where they were portrayed as sex symbols on national television (The Origin and History of SEXISM). There are two main types of sexism, benevolent and hostile, and their definitions are opposite from one another. Hostile sexism is what most people perceive as sexism today as it seems sexism is occurring more and more often and is, notably, more vulgar. It is the notion that women are inferior or not as worthy; a belief that males are intrinsically superior. For many years women have been degraded and looked down upon with the idea that their place is in the kitchen with

No matter how far back we look in the history, we can say that women suffered sexism from the very beginning.

An investigative journalist went to Afghanistan to study the culture and was shocked to discover that women were made to walk ten paces behind the men. She asked her guide why and he said, "Because they are considered of lesser status." Outraged the journalist went home. A year later she returned covering violence in the region and was surprised to see the women walking ten paces ahead. She turned to her guide and this time asked, "What has changed?" The guide answered, "Land mines." This joke and many others similar to it have been used to reinforce the ideal that women are viewed as lesser creatures than men. Misogyny and sexism is an ideology that has been integrated into society for so long many still view it as a normal worldview. As a

Ever since society, religion, and culture have started forming the world we live in today, there has been conflict of some sort. Most of the conflict is the effect of cultural differences, oppression, and control. One example of conflict we commonly hear about today is sexism. While the US still has its flaws, everyone can agree that we have definitely progressed towards equality in the last century or so. However, there are many places that are still very far behind in the sense of equal rights, some not even allowing basic rights to certain groups of people. For instance, “Every 7 seconds, a young girl becomes a bride, report says”, an article by CNN explains, “Around the world, every seven seconds, a girl under 15 is married.”(1) Not only

The word that is extremely common and has affected many women and men lives and careers is the word sexism. It is a word that has become so popular since the BC (Before Christ) Era. In the Law of Manu there is a part where is states that “In a childhood a female must be subject to her father, in youth to her husband, when her lord is dead to her sons; a woman must never be independent.” Even in the bible (St. Paul, Timothy 2:12) it says “I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. During the middle ages is where one of the earliest forms of violence directed to a women (not just wives) because of their sex. At one point in time woman was being viewed as a “weaker creature. So because women were

As an American citizen, we often think about patriarchy based on our monolithic concept from colonialism. Vrushali Patil and Amrita Basu talk about the failure of patriarchy recognized internationally through an intersectional lens, and its impact on domestic life for Muslim women. This discussion on international patriarchy and oppression of women lead me to read Tuesday’s, April 18th, Afghan’s journalist Zahra Nader and Mujib Mashal’s article titled, “In Afghanistan, Women Struggle After a Divorce.” Nader and Mujib are journalists in the Kabul bureau for The New York Times in Afghanistan. Nader has written about her lived experience as a woman journalist and the misogynist behavior from men in Afghanistan. As a female reporter, Nader is

Living in a society that is engulfed in sexism and patriarchy is absurdly harmful and detrimental. How can one justify a man beating and or kidnapping his wife, not allowing females to have an education, or separating ones’ self because of their class and status? With Malala being a young female, and growing up under such oppressions without adapting or accepting its “norms”, it is absolutely remarkable. Today, not all, but many youths would fall into the trap. Whether because of fear, because that’s what society portrays, or because they just want to fit in. Surprisingly, this trend is not only for youngsters, adults also fall into the oppression. It is very hard to live in a world where standing out on your own is no longer acceptable. However, with every one single person that dears to reject society’s ideologies and stand out on their own, paving the way for the equality and a better society, the world will be a better place. Just

Since the beginning of history , sexism has formed a barrier between the sexes. Sexism has always been a major issue for women specially.The belief that a woman is inferior to man has always been the most common in all history. Although we’ve come a long way in the getting rid of sexist views , even in today’s modern society , sexism prevails.

From the beginning of time, sexism has always been the prominent barrier between both sexes. Men always having the upper way while women were treated less equally. According to Dictionary.com, sexism is discrimination or devaluation based on a person 's sex or gender, as in restricted job opportunities, especially such discrimination directed against women. People see this in movies, books, and even in school. Young and mature females have never been given the opportunities that men are given because they are taught this from a young age. It is so important that we teach all kids the importance of equality; that everyone should be given the same opportunity no matter their gender. Unfortunately, sexism has influenced the way girls are given their education. School is such a fragile place for girls; from the way they dress to the way they are taught. It is important that we recognize the way young females are being taught so that we can help them get the equal rights they deserve.

Sexism, also known as gender discrimination is the prejudice subjected to a person based on their sex or gender (Rosen 542). Sexism affects either gender, but it is mainly high against women and the girl child. The vice has strong links to the stereotypes and gender roles that individuals in society identify with. These beliefs and stereotypes may include the idea that one gender (male) is superior to the other (female). This article reviews the subject of sexism and details examples where this vice happens. Facts from research around this topic are also availed together with statistics around the issue.

Generally speaking, men are more aggressive in nature than women. In fact, violence is the one variable of which there are overwhelmingly skewed results proving gender differences. So we may ask ourselves, why do women strike men inside the house in relatively equal numbers, but nearly never resort to violence outside the home? Women for instance may argue that their aggression towards men is harmless, and that slapping a man is quite feminine. These explanations may likely have some validity, but neither addresses motivation for the violence, nor the context in which it occurs. When in actuality, empirical research on female violence tells another story. Bjorkqvist and Niemela (1992) provides us with evidence that women are as aggressive as males, but only when the chance of retaliation is minimal (Shuler, 2010).

The oppression of women is based on false assumption and preconceived notions by the male domination world, has been obvious and responsible for paving the way for serious gender issues to emerge. Due to the narrow realms of activity in society, deprived from essential human rights, restricted educations scope, open to unhealthy physical and mental abuse, this society has not given women the opportunity to rise to their full potential. The impact of gender discrimination has not only affected the future of the women today but it has resulted in the slow progress of human mind in general.