Women's Rights Dbq Analysis

Gender inequality has maintained the suppression of women worldwide and unfortunately has impacted third world countries with the greatest magnitude. Everyday in these countries there are countless occurrences of physical, emotional, and psychological abuse that must be acknowledged as a primary concern for the world to help overcome. It is however important to recognize specific cultural and religious practices of gender hierarchy that are accepted by women in these countries. While keeping this in mind it is of paramount importance to keep sight of the consequences of abusing these cultural practices at the expense of women’s liberation and development.

Women’s roles have changed greatly throughout history. As the advancement of culture, laws, and ideas altered ways of life, women’s lives also evolved in numerous aspects of society. Women’s roles changed greatly between 1815 and 1860. During this time, family dynamics changed as the mothers that were placed at the center of the household were given greater freedoms. In addition, women had more opportunity to take on jobs in the workplace. Women also fought for reform movements that altered their ways of life in the community. During the reform era of the United States, factors such as religion, education, and reforms greatly changed women’s roles in the family, workplace, and society.

Throughout centuries of human existence, women have been deemed as inferior to men in multiple different cultures and religions. Men have developed a norm to be the individual who carries out duties to help maintain a stable life for himself and the family in which he is providing for. Because of this fundamentalist approach towards how society should be, women’s rights have been suppressed throughout political, social, and cultural actions. The Islamic religion in particular, is fond of abusing the rights of women and empowering the rights of men in such a way that it has created a permanent existence of conflict within countries who follow Islam. In fact, in the Quran it states that women must have lesser authority than men, therefore their

1848 is thought to be the year the women's rights movement finally kicked off due to a conference held in New york. Before this women had to face many injustices these including the inability to vote, the right to take money from the bank and the right to run for public office these were only some of the hardships women had to face during this era in time. They weren't seen as able bodied human beings and were thought to be inferior to men hence is the reason women couldn't do anything on there own without a man. The years 1880 through 1890 was the turning point for the women's suffrage movement There was a surge of volunteerism among women. They started women's clubs, and professional societies. They also participated in local civic and charity

A number of women in the United States and Europe became frustrated with apparent prejudices against women in the 1830s. The women came together by focusing on a specific goals to help their quality of living. It made it hard for women to establish family and marriage laws because women couldn’t divorce and be included in property laws, which men had complete control over women. Rights/laws for women did not make any progress until the late 1800s and early 1900s. Divorce and property rights were at the surface of the women movement. The first right to be granted to women was nursing. Some middle and upper class women were being hears, as they began to gain access to higher education and some occupations mainly filled by men. Amalie Sieveking

he most significant reason against this policy includes the violation of female rights in behalf of the government deciding the number of infants a family have to have and the increment of crime against women. Since, 1979 the law has prevented around 250 million births since ultrasound tests and abortions became easier to access (Doc E). Also, since ultrasound tests are more accessible this policy created sex discrimination and the number of abortions increased since they could find out earlier if they were expecting a male or female (Doc E). It is imperative to mention that since there's fewer woman, woman became more vulnerable to suffer a crime against them and it represents the power the government is capable of using. This information

The struggle for women’s suffrage started in the early 1800’s. Elizabeth Cody Stanton and Susan B Anthony decided to renew their fight in the 1860’s. Later in 1890 they decided to create an organization called NAWSA ,which stands for National Woman's Suffrage Association, that helped achieve women’s rights. Within these arguments they all align with the idea that women should only be involved in House work and family care. While others state that the color women can not be involved within establishing rights it has been said that colored women are rather the trendsetters. Nevertheless the consistent idea that of females are not in the same sphere as males nor do they obtain the ability to be.

When I began the DBQ process I was certain that my opinion would not waiver. First and foremost, my first choice of the most important ideal was equality. I felt that equality was poignant and at the heart of all ideals. However, after reading it states that “all men and women are created equal; that are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.” This statement suggests that everyone is equal because we are all created by one Creator and that because of this sentiment all individuals are treated equally, seen as equals, and given equal rights. In a perfect world this would be the truth of our society; unfortunately, that is not the case.

Many women’s rights activists have been at the forefront of confronting domestic violence and other issues affecting women. Due to the government’s suspicion of large-scale protests and rallies, many activists rely on creatively presenting their activism as art, which does not require as many people participating in such demonstrations and arouses less attention by the government. China requires many NGOs to work with official government organizations such as the All-China Women’s Federation. However, realizing the need for a more grassroots approach rather than an imposed top-down approach, many activists take activism into their own hands. For example, Li Maizi and a group of women wore white wedding gowns splattered with fake blood in Beijing

Many women suffer around the world and have trouble gaining equal rights. Countries such as: Iran (where women have to cover their face and legs), Saudi Arabia (where women can not be in public without their face covered), and France (where you can not cover your face in public), have strict rules about what clothing women can wear (Bruce-Lockhart) (Kim). Women have been suffering and fighting for rights around the world for centuries. Some of the many major issues that they fought for or are still fighting for now are the right to vote, the political and economical power the women are limited to, and the right to and education.

Sadly, many countries and/or communities still have that macho way of thinking, believing that a woman only has two jobs in life, serve her family and bear children. Unfortunately, in many cases, these women are being mistreated, beaten and/or shut down. We can see examples of these situations in some countries of the Middle East.

Women have constantly fought for equality, since the beginning of time and have affected the world with their fight for equal rights. During a 1920 Debate Between Margaret Sanger and Winter Russell, discussed the issue of birth control. Winter Russell a New York lawyer, took the position as a man that women should not have access to birth control. Margaret Sanger on the other hand as a women believed that women had a right to having access and knowledge to birth control. Margaret Sanger fought to protect the health of women, protect the rights of the unborn and fought for women's rights throughout the debate.

Throughout this paragraph I will be referring back to the video we were required to watch in class Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk about Their Lives. This documentary in itself is the experiences of the people of that country, their lives, and feelings. In the documentary it is stated “For many Middle Eastern and North African Arab women in the nationalist movements, it was a time of optimism. Today, in Algeria in a brutal war between the government and Muslim fundamentalists, women are being killed for not wearing the veil and for taking part in public life. As well as basic fundamentalist rights were being taken away.” These women responded to the brutality they faced by contributing to make this documentary to share and spread awareness. To hopefully reach someone or anyone to make a difference where they are today, to avoid these kind of mistakes in the future. So there will not be fear of “history always repeating itself” and they will live in peace and

To tackle such a large question Moghadam makes it quite clear that the treatment of women varies immensely between countries, and time periods. Countries that once offered many freedoms and opportunities now enforce harsh laws and restrict women’s rights due to regime changes. Other countries where women used to be treated as second-class citizens now are offering more and more civil liberties. Moghadam emphasizes that women are not passive bystanders to their fate. They are at the forefront of many civil revolutions and have started grassroots movements to help win civil freedom and equality. The most successful

For example, the struggling state of women's rights that is still under neglect, shows that throughout the past, women’s rights in the Middle East have been severely overlooked and not taken into consideration as the present day culture continues to evolve. The pushing of this sensitive agenda may be the one with most repercussions mainly due to the predicament that is set in the region. Although the possibility of punishment and other severe ways of discipline are in play, this does not eliminate the fact that change will not come without resistance. The women that go out and fight for what they believe in will not follow with immediate action, but spark a possible movement that will follow into something greater. Recognition of the situation can, and will create a new view on the issue. The views held in the Middle East have been held onto for many years and do not seek change in Sharia Law, but have been opposed in recent years. With that said, as similar with other situations, the change will come with resistance and revolt while still carrying the damaging effects on the road to change. “It takes courage to die for a cause, but also to live for one.”