“Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities” (Pope Francis). Just as women are victims of economic systems, they are also the victims of many, if not most, acts of terrorism and violence. These can include domestic violence, sexual slavery, emotional abuse, human trafficking, etc. In these ceaseless cases of oppression and violence, women and children bear the brunt of it all. In short, they are the casualties of war. The spoils of war. The victims of war. Two prominent ongoing acts of conflict which impact women are ISIS’s widespread regime and domestic violence in Papua New Guinea. Both these events emphasize the dire situations women …show more content…
As a result, they find the sex slavery system established by ISIS very appealing and are more willing to support ISIS in order to reap personal benefits. Thus, ISIS uses systematic slavery and rape of young girls and women to gain more momentum and support. Their justification for such inhumaneness? The Koran permits Muslim men to have more than one wife along with sex slaves. In fact, ISIS lures the women into their system by convincing them that they are pleasing God through their actions and decisions. Overall, women in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Jordon, and Lebanon face rape, forced marriage, abuse, forced religious conversions, and being treated as currency in order to further a group that only seeks to pulverize women, non-Muslims, and anyone else that prevents the domination of their men.
Another astoundingly important issue the media fails to cover daily is the domestic violence in Papua New Guinea that has reached its highest point in 2015. In 1992 family violence occurred in about two thirds of the households in Papua New Guinea; however, the numbers today are unreported and unaccounted for because the government fails to keep track of a severe issue affecting most women in the country. In a 2013 survey 80 percent of men reported that they had enacted some form of abuse on their partner(s) at some point. Through all this, the police do not take an active part in helping victims
“It appears that more girls have been killed in the last 50 years, precisely because they were girls than men were killed in all the battles of the 20th Century.” More girls are killed in this routine “Gendercide” in any 1-decade than people were slaughtered in all the genocides of the 20th century” (Kristof & WuDunn, 2009). It is believed in this Century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality around the world. Half the Sky by reporters Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn set out to investigate 3 brutal situations in developing countries, which include Sex trafficking, gender based violence and female mortality. The book and movement help “ignite the change needed to put an end to the oppression of women and
The consequences of these abuses result in human pain and suffering. Kristof and WuDunn wanted to inform their audience on the severity of the matter at hand. Through statistical alongside anecdotal evidence, the authors were able to inform their audience on an unfamiliar topic by breaking down the problem into segments while building a personal connection through stories. This reportage exposes the injustices women face and makes a call for change to help this humanitarian
“Women aren’t the problem but the solution. The plight of girls is no more a tragedy than an opportunity” (Kristof & WuDunn, 2009, p. xviii). This quote does an excellent job of introducing the issues discussed in the book Half the Sky. In this book, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn present us with the issue of the unjust and cruel treatment of women in today’s world. Women throughout the world are treated in unthinkably bad ways, but the majority of people are not even aware of the suffering these women face on a daily basis. According to Kristof and WuDunn (2009), “Women aged fifteen through forty-four are more likely to be maimed or die from male violence than from cancer, malaria, traffic accidents, and war combined” (p. 61). However, Kristof and WuDunn (2009) also point out that if something dramatic such as a school shooting or bombing takes place, it makes breaking news, and everyone is aware of it all at once (p. xiv). Plenty of women are being mistreated every minute of
The future of genocidal intervention must allow us to move beyond a definition affixed to body counts, and particularly when we don’t gender those victims. By gendering the way violence impacts both men and women, we can both detect genocidal acts earlier as well as paying attention to the act of rape as genocidal in and of itself. While those who committed these acts certainly are evil, to understand the gendered logic (if it can be called such) of violence is conducted provides us better perspective in identifying it within conflicts, and understand which populations are at risk and in what ways.
The Washington Examiner, a politically focused magazine, published a republican oriented editorial titled “A Democrat’s War on Women,” which details how democrats are doing an injustice to women by supporting the Clintons. The editorial claims that the Clinton’s are “sex apologists”-- people who discredit those who claim they have been raped. Although Bill Clinton was involved in a sex scandal, the case is obsolete and rape accusations against him were never proven. Bill Clinton’s past sex scandal should not be used as a reflection of Hillary Clinton and the democratic party as a whole.
Domestic violence has become an increasingly dominant problem within Australian society but is constantly pushed to the side like a burden. Domestic violence is a relationship between intimate partners in which one individual seeks to assert power and control over the other and cause fear or intimidation and doesn’t have to be physical abuse, it can be emotional, psychological, financial, sexual or other types of abuse. It can affect anyone in the community regardless of gender, sexual identity, race, age, culture, ethnicity, religion, disability, economic status or location ("home - Domestic Violence", 2016). Violence isn’t just physical violence it can also be sexual, verbal, psychological, emotional, spiritual, economic or social. Domestic violence is the most frequent form of assault in Australian society nevertheless, it remains a hidden problem because it occurs within the privacy of the home and those involved are usually reluctant to speak out. Women and Children are commonly affected by domestic violence in fact, 33.3% of women had experienced physical violence since the age of 15 (Domestic Violence Statistics, 2016). Although, studies show that men are not the only perpetrators, in fact more than 10,000 men alone have been affected by domestic violence in NSW ("10,000 men are domestic violence victims", 2016).
The United States entered the war with something to prove, and enough attitude behind them to make a difference. Men and women alike flocked to volunteer after such events like Pearl Harbor, and once the men had left to fight the big fight, women found themselves left behind. The psychological day to day of these women is a seemingly insurmountable mountain of odds all stacked on top of each other. People were worried about losing everything, about the spread of Hitler and his fascist ways. Wartime weddings in the midst of a questionable tomorrow left thousands upon thousands of women without their husbands. In a time of war with their loved ones off to face the Axis monsters, there arose a fear of helplessness and abandonment. Concerned
Domestic violence is well-known to be a serious problem in modern society. In most cases, the victims are women. According to Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade (2011), among all the cases of domestic violence that resulted in murder in Ontario from 2002 to 2009, 80% of victims were women. Obviously, many cases are not reported to the police for different reasons. Neil Boyd (2015) points out that it may be because victims did not think it was important or did not want to involve police. Domestic violence includes physical, assault or aggressive actions towards family numbers, spouse, intimate partner, boyfriend or girlfriend. Statistics Canada (2010) states that intimate partner violence is higher when female
A recent news article cited statistics that suggest domestic violence is increasing dramatically from year to year in West Australia (Pownall, 2012). In 2011, the police in West Australia responded to 39,297 domestic violence calls. This represents a 12.2% increase from the previous year and a 27.0% increase from 2009. Some of the factors blamed for this year to year increase were population growth, creation of domestic violence awareness campaigns, the economic downturn, and drug and alcohol abuse.
Intimate partner violence includes the physical, sexual, or psychological harm brought unto someone by a current or former partner. While both males and females can be targets of abusive relationships; women are more likely to report cases of intimate partner violence to the police. Based on reports, the rate of women targeted is significantly higher than the percentage of men. Intimate partner violence may occur in all countries, cultures, religions, and socioeconomic groups throughout the world. Underreporting is a huge issue in our society, which stems from aspects such as cultural views, the presence of children, a lack financial support/help, myths associated with intimate partner violence, patriarchy, and strain theory.
Physical violence effects one in three women globally (World Health Organisation, 2013, DVRCV), within Australia killing one woman nearly every week (Chan&Payne 2013). Women and children are disproportionally represented in statistics regarding family violence with higher rates of being affected. State and Territory police diagnosed the cause of domestic violence as primarily society’s attitudes towards women that condones such violence (Guardian Australia, 2014). Domestic Violence against Aboriginal women is seen as a “national crisis” (Langton, M) as indigenous women are 35 times more likely to be hospitalized by family violence than any other woman. Within indigenous communities underreporting, inconsistent levels of underreporting and hence disproportionate violence rates affect the services available for victims and
During the war, Iraq saw an exponential increase in violence against women. Many of these attempts at “liberating” the women of the country failed to take into account the history of women’s rights and the progress that has been made over time. These western attempts at drastically changing their way of life were met with backlash, causing much of the country to revert to their oppressive ways. (Women in Iraq, Preface)
There is no denying that Muslims are treated differently now, and ISIS has seen that and has used that to their advantage. ”Some are alienated by harassment or discrimination against Muslims at home, and want to join what they see as a pro-Muslim movement. Some, according to the ISD, enjoy the shocking violence.The ISD study, which examined the social-media postings of Western women who joined ISIS, found the women "celebrate the violence of ISIS, unequivocally."” (Why girls join) In the past women were seen as the people in society that would never condone violence, but the changing role of women has also changed the way they see violence. ISIS wants to find people who celebrates another western terrorist dying, and they do not care what gender. They have found a new demographic and because of that they are increasing the amount of people willing to commit acts of terror. Females often long for the sense of family and community, and when that is taken away since they can easily go into a state of depression, especially if that is all they have, “And for some women, there are benefits to joining ISIS. Many are given free housing and food. Others find a sense of camaraderie and sisterhood" (Why girls join). IS has invaded many Middle Eastern countries and turned them into war zones and has left thousands of people dead or living in terrible conditions. ISIS promises the people that are barely living everything that they desire. This can consist of a safe home, food, water, and most importantly the feeling of community once again. ISIS has created a plan to ensure that people will join the “cause”, and everything they have done, whether it was creating social media accounts or raiding countries for all of their belongings has had an end goal of getting
This paper will in essence put forth the view that historical experiences of oppression defines women’s vulnerability to the acts of war
Trying to hold the homefront together while there was a war waging abroad was not an