Gulabi Gang and the Fight on Violence against Women

The dynamics of a female gang member’s lifestyle differs from that of a male gang member. When discussing gangs, one should keep in mind that these groups of individuals are at times a well-organized group with specific positions and rankings. The female’s role in most gangs consists of assisting in and completing violent criminal activities, such as fighting, organization, and love. Due to the public displayed image of predominately male gang members; female gang members are used for luring male victims into traps through their sexuality.

Domestic violence against women is prevalent in almost all the societies in the world. It is an issue which was not even recognised as a crime 40 years ago and is still not recognized as a crime by many societies. Women suffer from violence, including physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological violence by strangers and their partners all over the world (Kaya, 2010). Even though it is a worldwide occurrence, there are some women who face more intense and frequent violence depending on their culture, country, religion,

“Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer” is a documentary about three women who are involved in a feminist group. The documentary is located in Moscow, Russia. Based on the location, one can a conclude that feminists views are very different than the United States. In order to express how the feminist group feels, they create many protest disturbances around the area. The three women try to fight for their rights throughout the whole documentary. They want to stand up for all the women in the Russia area, and also around the world. The feminist group wants women to feel powerful and useful to the world. The movie involves many techniques including conflict theory, rebellion, police discretion, and criminal justice system.

Through, the years Domestic abuse and police arrests has impacted society because the police officers failed to provide equal protection towards women who are victims towards sexual abuse. Therefore, the policy reform was established to reduce crimes and political power. However, violent crimes have been categorized with higher rates of proscution.Women were not provided with equal protection against domestic abuse and increased the rate of victims who are incarcerated. Women who encountered domestic violence have been arrested for self-defense. Victims of domestic abuse have been physically forced and violently assault in order to take advantage of them and form authority over them. In order to understand the social world we need to include women experiences towards domestic violence and mandatory arrest in order to reduce crimes and prevent victims from being incarcerated.

Throughout history, women have continuously found themselves as the subjects of oppression. Although the treatment of women has drastically changed over time, women are still exposed to much of the violence that exists today. Per the National Organization for Women, “young women, low-income women and some minorities are disproportionately victims of domestic violence and rape” (National Organization for Women, 2016). Women-centered violence is highly prevalent and reoccurring all over the world, even in our local communities. Individuals may be hesitant to consider just how much violence against women affects their communities.

Violence against women has existed for centuries and women experience violence in many setting; however, domestic violence is the most prevalent. Abela and Walker (2014) explain that the women’s right movement took place because women were maltreated and oppressed (78). They state that the victimization of women was the reason why the second wave of the feminist movement arose. They also explain that during this time, laws in the Untied States allow men to hit their wives (Abela & Walker 79). Women from different cultures and different economic status have been victims of domestic violence. In this paper, I will focus on domestic violence against women from different cultures. I will present information about the history of domestic violence

I feel that there is a lot of gang’s violence in the world. There should be a way to be able to handle them before it get even worse than it is today. The problem is that gang’s cause’s harm not only to those who are involved in it but also people around gang violence. I feel that each various context and environment should have a way for coming up with solutions about gangs activities. First, political could have an impact solution on gang’s violence because their economy. Second, cultural could have an impact solutions to gangs because they are organized based upon race, ethnicity, territory and etc. Third, societal could have an impact on gang’s violence because it makes people in society feel unsafe. Fourth, racial could have impact

As expert competitors remind us on a week after week basis, domestic violence is a social issue which keeps on plaguing the country. Through stricter law implementation, enhanced healing facility reporting methods, and across the country training and directing, this issue can be lessened. Domestic violence has a wide range of names, for example, family brutality, battering, and wife beating. Every one of these terms allude to the same thing, misuse by conjugal, basic law, or a dating accomplice in a cozy relationship. It is not constrained to physical beating. It is any conduct that is expected to overwhelm and control another individual using mortification, dread, and physical or verbal strike. Domestic violence is a critical issue in today's

Significance: Demo states that the Guerrilla Girls have a few strategies they employ represented in their protests. These strategies are imitation, reinvention of historical concepts,

The Taliban implemented laws restricting the movements and actions of women in Afghanistan in public places. While attempting to visit her child in a home for young girls, Laila is beaten within an inch of her life as a consequence of walking outside without a male escort (Hosseini). The extreme course of action, beating a woman for walking alone, demonstrates the illogical and unjustifiable actions the Taliban promotes the practice of in Afghanistan. The women and men have dramatically unequal rights.

One of these groups is the Gulabi Gang, an organization in rural India. The Gulabi Gang began when Sampat Pal Devi, saw a man who was beating his wife. When she begged him to stop, he began to beat her as well. The day afterwards, she and five other women thrashed the man with bamboo sticks. News of this spread, and other women came to Sampat Pal Devi in order to request her protection and to enlist in order to protect others from domestic abuse. The Gulabi Gang now strives to prevent child marriages, train women in self-defense, and register FIRs against sex-offenders and abusive husbands (History of the Gulabi Gang,

Moreover, an active organization that first emerged due to the strict rule of the Taliban that plays a prominent role in inspiring to fight for their rights was the “the members of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) who have risked life and limb daily to help their tortured sisters in Afghanistan..” (Brodsky, 2003) since 1977. Increases in their protests actually brought in more support, some even coming from a few Afghan men, but more importantly, their awareness for the issue turned into something hopeful when it was portrayed by the media. "Afghan women have been used by countless media, political, and humanitarian entities, as well as publicity hungry women’s rights groups, to pursue their own objectives'" (Abirafeh, 2011, p. 281), and in doing so, they were able to draw the attention and sympathy from other nations. Furthermore with the continued support from the United States, "Afghan women had a particular influence over perceptions Americans have of Afghan women, leading to her pivotal role in the launching of the so-called stop Gender Apartheid campaign" (Abirafeh, 2011, p.

The Guerilla Girls are a women’s activist art group. They are masked women who came together to make change in the world of art and women’s involvement in society. GG emerged in 1985 and still are active today in New York after 30 years of the emergence of the group. The Guerilla Girls used posters with real statistics to show awareness of sexism in the art world and the discrimination of women in politics as well as in the mass media. The Guerrilla Girls spread awareness of sexism in art, discrimination in politics and the mass media through their workshops, performances, and posters.

In this book, there is a Women’s Union, which has the best interest in helping these women within these societies. One of the most memorable examples is of a woman who talked about her ex-father in law at a meeting the Women’s Union held, and she discusses the hardship she encountered. “Her father in law had come home drunk and forced his way into the room where she was sleeping with her children. In front of her children, he has held the sharpened edge of a da to her throat and tried to pull off her sari. When she attempted to fight him off, he had gashed her arm with the machete, almost severing the thumb of her left hand. She had flung a kerosene lamp at him and his lungi had caught fire, giving him severe burns. For this she has turned out of her marital home, although her only offense was that she had tried to protect herself and her children.” (Ghosh, 76). This quote shows how the woman was punished and forced out of her own home due to protecting herself and her children. If she had not, this man had the intention to rape her. However, since it was her husband’s father, she was looked at for being in the wrong. One would think the father in law should be the one forced out of the home, due to being an obvious threat, but this is clearly not the case. Another example is how the Women Union took Kusum under their wing, attempting to protect her from

Kaya & Cook (2010), discusses how a well-known Nation started a major movement which targeted violence against women. Empowerment of women is a key source in violence intervention. Previously the traditional role of a woman was to known as a homemaker. Educated women were rare to find. As society is growing, women have received more political and social rights and feel more empowered. Women who have access to work and education gain a greater chance of escaping male violence (Kaya & Cook, 2010). Factors are education, income, age, drug abuse or abuse history. Prevention tactics at this level are often considered to stimulate attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that in the end reduce violence. Kaya & Cook (2010) also