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The Status Of Women Should Be At Home Raising Children And Looking After Their Husbands

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Although the status of women has greatly improved throughout time, in many parts of the world women have yet to gain the same rights as men and are often seen as lesser to their male counterparts. They can face not only the issue of basic rights but have to fear the threat of rape, violence, and the refusal of certain services because of their gender. After speaking up against the oppressive Taliban rule that made it difficult for her to safely attend school, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head. Her case is just one example of life for girls in countries like Pakistan. “Under Boko Haram 's version of Sharia law, women should be at home raising children and looking after their husbands, not at school learning to read and write” (“The Threat of Girls’ Education”). In another country, Ghana, the ”2002 Population and Housing Census in Ghana indicates that 54.3 percent of female aged 15 years and over, have never been to school” (Sossou). Although education is not legally restricted for girls in countries such as Pakistan or Ghana, going to school can mean putting their life in danger. In virtually any part of the world women face the threat of being raped. While men are subject to this threat as well, the chances of it happening to them is significantly lower. “By conservative estimates, between 18 and 25 percent of women will experience rape or attempted rape in their lifetimes (i.e., experience sexual penetration by the use of threats, force or drugging)” (Senn). It should

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