Involuntary And Unmoved: Documentary Analysis

While different forms of abuse against women are reported each year, there seems to a global, societal taboo on the issue of abuse against men.

work in the fields and packing plants of America and have suffered incredible injustice and sexual

In “A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun” by Linda Hasselstrom, the author illustrates the difficulties women face in today’s society (354-358). Sadly, Hasselstrom writes about many times when men harassed her sexually, physically, and mentally (354). She describes one situation in which she and a friend were staying at a campground, sleeping fifteen feet away from two young men at an adjacent campsite (355). The men were drinking alcohol and discussing what they would do to the women after dark (Hasselstrom 355). Scared for their safety, the women approached the park rangers and described the scenario, but the park rangers excused the young men’s behavior, saying, “Don’t worry girls. They’re just kidding” (Hasselstrom 355). The park rangers demonstrated how insincerely men’s threats towards women are taken in our society. Also, Hasselstrom describes how other nearby campers were ignoring the men’s threats as well (355). Therefore, since no one seemed to be concerned about their safety, Hasselstrom and her friend left their campsite and illegally proceeded to another place in the woods to camp (Hasselstrom 355). Hasselstrom also recounts another instance in which she approached several men who had littered beer bottles, and were going to the bathroom, on her property(357). Hasselstrom politely asked the men to stop what they were doing

they come forward and confront their attacker. Women in this situation are left with no voice or

It is important for men to remember that women are somebody’s daughter, wife, sister, or friend. From India to Africa there are similar stories shared by women. In Afghanistan, a woman speaks out, “You would think a conservative Muslim nation would be against making sexual comments to strangers, but men feel justified to invite women to have sex with them, talk about women's bodies and call women "whores" simply because women are in public. However, because talking about sexual things is so taboo, we keep quiet. We know that if we speak we will be blamed and silenced.” The most astonishing part of harassment is that women always get blamed either implicitly or explicitly. When they report the harassment or assault, they are asked what they were wearing or if they were drunk. Other times they are told not to go outside after dark or if they do to go out with a man so nothing happens to them. Any society where a woman has to think about her safety at all times of the day is

When watching a documentary film, especially if it talks about nature, people expect the same videos of the environment going down, destroyed, and abused by people—clever, but rarely creating an impact to viewers. This, however, is a lot different than the clichés of the planet’s suffering. The graceful narration by Glenn Close of straightforward content that we all need to be able to grasp the whole point of the film, combined with the beautifully shot scenes which is mostly from above, basically made it quite remarkable and moving for us.

If we take the society as a given, and situate women within it, their perception would likely to reflect the dominant values. May we say that the apparent inconsistencies of our informants in their definition of power and agencies arise from the changes in the society? Each of the informants situates herself/himself within the sphere of her/his perceived structure of the society. Had there been no changes in the demography due to the increase of population, no international division of labor that absorbs three of the girls of the village, no governmental program in expanding education, or no supports of the NGOs, to what extent would it be possible for some of our informants to define power and agency other than their very traditional ways of viewing what they called the God-gifted power of giving birth and bearing pain? It appears that the power

I believe that fear is sometimes a very good thing. Fear can keep you from doing things that hurt, or kill you. Many believe that fear is actually deep instinct that all humans possess. We are all born with it; it affects our lives more than we know.

As the empowerment and the unceasing push for equal status for women has become widely popular and successful only in recent history. Women have stepped out of their traditional roles of the housewife, the mother and the complying doormat to more assertive natures. Many contentious issues surround women’s

A qualitative research design is well suited to answering this question, and may be built upon an intersection of contemporary empowerment and post-structural feminist theories, thereby enhancing a unique perspective of the mechanisms and dimensions of power. In order to generate participant

Tractors, land corporations, and bankers reflect the alienation and corruptions that result when landownership and farming become a business. Migrants believe that the land belongs to those who work it and draw sustenance from it. This attitude is contrasted with that of landowners who allow their lands to lie dormant while others are hungry, and with absentee ownership that exists only to make a profit.

there life in Mexico was awful they worked all day for a little bit of money and couldn't support their families with food or money so they came to the U.S because honestly they make more money here then they probably ever made in Mexico.

Sexual harassment occurs quite frequently in various workplaces and can consist of many different situations. In today's world though, females are not the only ones who have to deal with this problem, believe it or not, males do too. There are many ways of dealing with these situations, but getting the harassment to stop is not as easy. Dealing with sexual harassment today does not just include unwelcome sexual advances, but slurs, lewd remarks, and much more. Many laws have been set up to interact with these problems. Unfortunately, most of these laws are not followed

Or at least it should. One of the greatest weapons that a corporation can wield is silence, which leads to ignorance about its operating practices, allowing it to commit

Power is something societies find difficult to come to a conclusion on whether or not the male or female is capable of having, or whether they should be equal or not. In a patriarchy, it is known as an organized social structure where the men hold all the power. Which leaves out women and their ability to succeed and take control of their lives. Power can be shown in many forms but one major way that it can be brought to the surface is by many individuals in such activities considerably mass movements. These movements can be shown to be effective through strategies such as boycotts, civil disobedience, and media campaigns (Anderson, 2015).Not until the late 1800s were women ever outspoken