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Milkiewicz's Argument On Violence Against Women

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Most women, are extremely apprehensive of doing things alone, whether it be walking down the street or going to a public restroom. From a young age, women have been taught to use the buddy system, in which they always make certain they have a friend with them when doing anything. As these women get older the buddy system becomes imprinted in their minds, and they begin to understand why this is such a requirement. The world is afflicted with people, more commonly men, who when they see a female alone, they see her as a vulnerable object, waiting to be taken advantage of. This has made the sexual assault of women a very common occurrence in society.
The Office On Violence Against Women defines sexual assault as “any type of sexual contact or …show more content…

The main notion a feminist has is that women are equal to men. Heather Milkiewicz, who writes about her concerns on gender issues, states that, “A widespread feminist movement aimed at achieving equality could be the key to achieving mutual respect within and amongst the sexes” (80). By Milkiewicz saying that she implies that women should get the equal rights and equal respect that men receive, which is ultimately common sense, and a feminist movement could be a great way of doing so. If men and society as a whole can see women for what they are, equals, it could ultimately lessen the sexual assault of women, and in the long run end it. Feminism is a great thing, that has been and will continue to be a very progressive and positive part of society. However, feminism is not making the progress that needs to be made against sexual assault. In today’s time, as it was in the past, feminism is met with a lot of negativity and backlash. This has led to feminism itself not being taken serious, leading to it being mocked and joked about. Another downfall could be that similar to a great deal of social movements, it may not last forever, and could lead to the brief pausing of sexual assault, instead of stopping it altogether. After being around for so many years if feminism had made more and better advances in the problem discussed here, it could be a great solution. However, …show more content…

For women the world can be a scary place to live in. They solely rely on the trust and faith in other people to somewhat keep them safe, whether it be a friend using the buddy system or trusting strangers to not take advantage of them. Feminism has helped with combating this crime, but the progress has not been what would necessarily be hoped for. Unfortunately, the more in-depth studies and psychiatric evaluations of what makes someone become a sexual predator is something that would take time and funding. However, these studies and evaluations could be the best step in the right direction, eliminating the cause of the main problem. The main goal is that someday, women of all walks of life, can do a simple task alone without the fear and constant paranoia that a predator could be standing around any

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