Gender And Gender Equality

Rena Silverman, in his article Millions of Young Girls Forced into Marriage wrote that “Driven largely by ……….family members”. The physical and emotional consequences can be very fatal. Since some decade, people give their daughter in forced marriage, when they are generally poor. This being the Dot is a tradition in a marriage will make the fiancée 's family meet its needs. Forced marriage is to be married for the cattle, food or money, also, for the transmission of belongings. After the husband death, the son of the legal wife will inherit of all his property; which will become her own. For this reason parents give their daughter in marriage to have money to stay alive. Yana T. Child marriage problem: causes and consequences said “Parents who cannot provide …………. to ensure she is supported”.

Discrimination towards woman in nowadays life is like a cancer. It is attacking without us knowing and realizing about it. One of it is a child marriage. Child marriage is a serious human rights violation affecting children’s and women’s rights to health, education, equality, non-discrimination and to live free from violence and exploitation

This gives rise to the issue of girl child marriage in Nigeria. It is mostly practiced in Northern Nigeria and some parts of Eastern Nigeria. It is an arranged marriage whereby girls who are not physically and emotionally ready to get married are given off by their parents to men who are sometimes old enough to be their fathers. These parents deem their female children as the means by which their impoverished state can be rectified. As a consequence of this act, many of these girls are faced with traumatic experiences, some of which include domestic violence, marital rape, sexually transmitted diseases, and the overwhelming experience of raising a child as a child. Marriage is definitely a thing of joy, but this does not hold true when it is forced on someone who is obviously not ready for such

child bride face a high risk of domestic violence after marriage. Young girls with low level of education often experience violence by an intimate partner. Because of the age difference between girls are their husband, a young girl will stay struggling to understand her own anatomy. In addition, she is forced to make conjugal relations and show signs of depression and stress owing to sexual abuse by her older partner. As a result, young girls are at a higher risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases from her older man with more sexual encounters. Researchers have found that girls married before 18 are twice as likely to be beaten, slapped, or threatened and three times more likely to be raped by their husbands than those

Child marriage is a global problem that spans across countries, cultures, religions, and ethnicities. Today, 1 in every 3 girls worldwide is said to be married before the age of 18, which can lead to physical, emotional, and psychological abuse. In order to end the practice of child marriages, the international community must work hand in hand within the various societies to provide the policies and programs necessary to achieve this goal.

In the next 10 years, more than 100 million girls are going to be married before the age of 18. In most cases, girls already are married off to older men when they are still children. There are so many reasons as to why the United States has already banned child-arranged marriages. Today, 20 countries around the world still allow child arranged marriages. The points I will be discussing today are; what child arranged marriages are, the emotional and mental effects it has on women, and lastly how the girl's health is at serious risk. The past couple of days I have researched this topic to give me credibility, and I have come up with some valid points as to why I believe arranged marriages are wrong and should be banned globally.

Child marriage impacts not only the children’s lives, but also of those around them. Especially these young girls that are married off young, before their minds and bodies reach full maturity, become pregnant before they are even ready. In fact, “child marriage also reinforces the gendered nature of poverty, with limited education and skills bringing down the potential of the girl, her family, her community and her country.” These marriages become a sort of economic deal between the families of the bride and the groom. The family of the bride is passing this burden to the marital family, who then expects a dowry for taking the burden that is this young girl from them. The young girl is then forced to do unpaid household work, while the rest of the family have paid employments. Also, women’s sexuality is controlled “in order to limit inheritance of wealth and maintain caste purity.” “Marriage is considered to be ‘safe’ to keep the girl protected from unwanted sexual advances; without such security, a girl who is unmarried and no longer a virgin, is considered to ruin the family reputation.” This places a high value on the young women’s virginity, even that a forced sexual encounter leaves a

Child marriage, also known as Child, Early, and Forced Marriage (CEFM), by the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), is an issue of global proportions. Since, the problem itself crosses multiple aspects of a society, a multi-sector approach is recommended by USAID and many other global nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to alleviate the burdens that are both causes and effects of CEFM (Glinski, Sexton, & Meyers, 2015). Child

In many societies, marriage is a celebrated institution commemorating the union between two consenting adults and the beginning of their lives together. However, this experience and celebration is different for the millions of girls around the world who are forced to wed while still children, some not even yet teenagers.

As developing countries attempt to accommodate their rapidly growing youth population, it is important to start considering investments in adolescent girls. In these same developing countries, child marriages tend to be a very common practice. Both region and culture play a part. When considering the limited education or even the lack of economic opportunities in these places, child marriage can end up leading to a life of poverty, social isolation, and powerlessness, infringing on their human rights, health, and well-being. The effects that early marriage can have on children should be acknowledged. Research has shown that child marriage has a direct negative correlation when it comes to its impact on education, health, and psychological well-being of the girls who marry early. Currently, the issue of child marriage is prevalent in Mali. There have been programs implemented in similar rural countries as Mali, that have been successful in showing evidence to support the benefits of programs designed to delay child marriages. These outcomes included positive results for school attendance, age at marriage, reproductive health knowledge and communication and contraceptive use particularly among girls aged 10-14. Implementing these recommendations to the Ministry for the Promotion of Women, Children & Families in Mali can help to determine the feasibility of developing a similar intervention.

Child marriage is not uncommon in many parts of the world. It is not an old tradition, it is still a tradition that has yet to be abolished. Fifteen million girls are married as a child every year. Twenty eight girls are married every minute before the age of 18. Every two seconds a young girl is given away as child bride. Child marriage occurs across countries, cultures, and religions. It is fuelled by gender inequality, poverty, traditions, and insecurity.

For generations, there has been a global issue called child marriage when children under 18 years old are forced to get married. In this custom, girls have no choice but to follow the arrangement of their families and people in the communities to marry somebody that they do not want to, leading to many other social problems. Unfortunately, child marriage is still considered legal and accepted in many regions, making it harder than ever to be removed. Therefore, on behalf of every individual against this violation of human rights, I would like you to take this issue under serious consideration and put an end to it. With the position of Executive Director of the United Nations’ Population Fund, I believe that you could have an influence on many countries by holding meetings, holding interviews and delivering speeches about child marriage. Throughout means of media like newspaper and social networks, your words could raise the alarm about this problem not only to the government, but also to populace all around the world. Your action would be a call to change people from reluctantly accepting child marriage into actively protesting it by raising funds for UNFPA to help protect girls from this custom. With these funds, UNFPA could co-operate with UN Women to conduct a project that aims to raise awareness to communities and empower girls. Professional activists would be sent to these focus countries to educate people, especially the leaders of the regions about the impacts of

“Like a rat getting married to an elephant,” said an old man, describing what he sees daily in India, where child marriages are common. United Nations Children 's Fund (UNICEF) defines a child marriage as a “formal marriage or an informal union before age 18.” Child marriages are a reality for both sexes, although girls have an unreasonably higher rate. It is a widespread issue that commonly leads to a life stripped of advantages and aspirations. In today’s world, more than 700 million women were married as children (UNICEF). Nations, such as India, Chad, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and Mexico have a common distinction from countries who ban child marriages: they are either economically unstable, do not provide sex education, or support a

For many people, the most magical day of their life is the day they marry the love of their life. After years of searching for that one special person, you have finally committed yourself to spend the rest of your days on earth growing with that one special someone. Unfortunately marriage isn’t always so special. For some, it is a sentence to slavery. Today, one out of every three girls in the developing world is married before the age of eighteen with the largest concentration existing in Southwest Asia (“United Nations Population Fund”). The marrying of young boys and girls, even in cases where it is not forced, can lead to physical abuse and torture, health complications and the termination of any possible future educational endeavors ("International Center for Research on Women", 2006).

The Public Broadcasting Service has come to the conclusion, "More than 100 million girls in the developing world will be married during the next 10 years." (Public Broadcasting Service). This ongoing issue — most active in undeveloped areas such as Southern Asia and the Middle East — has unfortunately spread all around the globe. It's quite disheartening to know that most girls dream of the day they finally walk down the long aisle where their beloved other awaits, however, for these helpless souls, they cannot do more other than despise it. At this age, these “brides” enjoy spending time with their family and friends. Sadly, for them, it is a whole other story. Robbing these girls of their childhood and potentially placing them in a situation where they face the possibility of life-threatening issues is something they never even glimpsed of. By misfortune, child marriage arises from many factors including poverty, limited education, traditions, and safety, which tend to result in premature pregnancy, maternal mortality, infant mortality, abuse, and multiple health conditions.