Iveth Espinosa
Professor Balakrishnan
Feminist Advocacy Women’s Rights
March 6th, 2018
Zero Draft and Indigenous Women The Zero Draft is the result of the CSW62 Outcome Document, which establishes a legal framework towards achieving gender equality that member states agree to support at the conclusion of the CSW. Not to mention that varies entities use the Outcome Document as a tool to improve their national standard of policy-making. Despite constant efforts towards achieving gender equality, the Zero Draft is special since it focuses on rural women, who have been neglected for the longest time. The Zero Draft is still marginalizing certain groups of people such as indigenous women through its vague wording. Not to mention, that the draft
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For instance, rural women could be the wives or just independent women who work in the field of agriculture. It could also mean that rural women could only be considered to be indigenous women, or maybe they could be both indigenous women and wives of farmers. However, the Zero Draft specifically focuses on “the empowerment of rural women and girls” (pg 6), leaving out of the picture indigenous women. Thus the wording of the Zero Draft Document that states rural woman as the main target is vague since it does not define who is considered to be a rural woman not to mention the different cultural implications that have to be …show more content…
The draft is stressing the elimination “of all forms of violence and harmful practices against rural women and girls…” (pg. 3) In this section, the did not keep in mind that in order for women to overcome violent situations, they have to have psychological help in order to help them process and deal with traumatic events. Not to mention that women should have the access to these resources since it provides them with the psychological strength that is necessary to recognize that they are in an abusive environment and be able to leave that environment. It is very important to mention that rural women and indigenous women should have a mental awareness campaign since psychologists or psychiatrists are considered as something taboo, since they have the connotation that if you get help from one of them, then you must be crazy. Being able to have access to mental health specialists is also interconnected to education since it will educate them about the effects of birth such as postpartum depression. Many women are victims of postpartum depression, but many women go undiagnosed and untreated since they are not aware that they have it due to lack of knowledge about the
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is a historical biography about the life of Louie Zamperini. Louie began as a delinquent and soon became a track star. Heading into the battlefield, Louie Zamperini became a bombardier. On a search-and-rescue mission, Louie’s B-24 crash landed into the ocean. He became a castaway with two other crew members. Louie was captured by the Japanese and sent to a POW camp. After two years, Louie was reunited with his family. During his childhood, Louie was troublesome turning into a resilient individual during the war, then developing into a forgiving person after the war.
People were mistreated during WWII and were tortured in POW camps. Louie Zamperini, a character and a real person from the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, was in the army during WWII and had to go through the torture of being a prisoner at a camp in Japan. In the book Unbroken, Louie was going to be a famous Olympic runner until the Olympics were cut short when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and caused World War II to start. Louie drafted in the air force and crashed on a mission; he had to live on a raft for 47 days without any food or water. He was washed ashore on a Japanese island and became a prisoner of war. He then had to go through many painful experiences until the war ended September 2nd, 1945. Internees also had to go through harsh times during the war. Both POWs
What would you have done if you were stranded on a raft with two other men for 44 days with provisions to last less than 3 days? This is one of the easiest things Louie Zamperini had to endure in “Unbroken”, by Laura Hillenbrand. The most important thing to be learned from the life of Louis Zamperini is to never crack under pressure, because of his survival on a raft, how he withstood the cruelty of the bird, and how he survived through the torture of Japanese POW camps.
War is a state of armed conflict between different nations, states or groups (War).No one can think of a time when the United States has not been in a war because this nation is constantly fighting. The element of war is seen throughout the novel Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, it is seen throughout the movie as well. In Unbroken whenever planes went missing there were search planes to look for those them. In some unfortunate cases, “Search planes appear to have been more likely to go down themselves than find the men they were looking for” (Hillenbrand 91). During this time of war in the novel, if some of the
Council Bill 20-409 establishes adequacy by addressing the social concern of marijuana possession in small amounts for personal use. Prior to the bill, individuals were charged with a criminal offense which remains on their permanent record. Having said violation on a permanent record potentially has negative effects on employment status and housing options. The bill, which decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana now provides for individuals caught in possession the opportunity for a self-sufficient life.
According to Vehicle Code 23103, a dry reckless charge is a misdemeanor reckless driving offense. A dry reckless is a reduced DUI charge that is negotiated in a plea bargain with the prosecution. If you accept the plea bargain offer, the prosecution may choose to charge you with a dry reckless instead of DUI. The “dry reckless” charge is different from the “wet reckless” charge in that a dry reckless does not imply that alcohol was involved in your driving while a wet reckless does.
Steve was a young man when he was drafted into the military. He was sent to Vietnam to fight for American freedom, interests, and those who could not fight for themselves. While he was still a young man, he learned much from the experience and has earned respect from many people for his sacrifices. Thus, the United States should have a mandatory draft, not just for this reason but also including the assurance of national security, the reduction of unemployment, and it enables citizens from all walks of life to serve and see where this country’s freedom comes from.
Robert H. Schuller once stated, “Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.” In the novel Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie struggles with fitting in anywhere and staying out of trouble. He was constantly doing things to cause trouble and making mistakes. Pete, Louie’s brother pushes him to run to escape his troubles. Throughout Zamperini’s life, he gains perseverance which gave him the ability to survive through life.
What Life Is Really Like in the Colonies What do you think life was like in the colonies back in the 1700’s? Well, it is definitely was not just a walk in the park like some rumors say. Living in the early colonies required hard work and determination to stay alive.
When people hear the word slavery, they most likely will think of simply one person owning another, but many will not consider the fact that a more modern day form of slavery exists in developing countries worldwide, where an estimated 250 million children ages 5 to 14 (and an unobtainable number of adults) are forced to work in atrocious conditions (Jenkins). However; a merriam-webster dictionary defines slavery as drudgery which means boring, difficult or unpleasant work. Taking that definition into consideration, how could being forced to work multiple days at a time with barely enough pay to survive, as well as facing daily physical abuse, not be considered slavery?
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” This quote from Nelson Mandela always clicked with me, because while many things can change the world, education is always at the root of it. The Ottawa County Early College program is an opportunity for me to practice with this essential tool. I feel that I am a good fit for the program because I have passion for my studies, am proactive in them, and I flourish under challenge. This amazing program excites me because it will help me to achieve my overall goal for my education; to positively impact the world. While I have many different ideas with what I want to do with my education, Early College will allow me to explore many different paths within a budget I
This article relates to our class discussion from Chapter 4 when it discussed net income in the accounting system. Net income is the excess of revenues over expenses for a specific time period. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan net income quickly rose last year because the health insurance is gaining more members, they are making cost containment efforts, they are rising prices for the Medigap policies, and they are improving some of its subsidiaries. Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance company net income rose to 800 percent to approximately $1.19 billion for consolidated revenue if $26.9 billion for a 4.4 percent total margin. When the health care company adds their tax credits of $533 million, and this was removed from their income the total
The high degree of patriarchal society desperately dominates the decision-making processes both in private as well as public domains. Whereas the school of political science describes that Politics means a democratic, participatory, responsible and straight- dealing process. It was also mentioned in the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights, 1966 that politics could form a humane and equitable society. One major therapy prescribed by women empowerment advocates that participation of women in political decision making level could bring a good connection between vibrant and participatory democracy and dignity of women community. Hence, three tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), a democratic, participatory rural administration- would be a right alternative to safeguard women’s participation right as well as a platform for practicing their political decision making right. Considering this male hegemony, Indian Parliament also secured 33% seats in the three tier PRIs for women, through its 73rd Amendment in 1992. This historic decision provides the women to share the seat with men, to raise their voice on issues concerning women oppression, suppression and related issues. It basically represents the revolutionary potential to change the face of the grassroots rural India through the Panchayati Raj Institutions. It ensures the participation of women in the local governance. ‘All human beings are born free and equal in
Gender relates to the social constructions and relations between men and women and it does not simply look at maleness or femaleness. Development is a multidimensional concept but in general it entails social upward mobility and empowerment but not limited to this. In studying gender relations and development it is of great importance to look at
In assessing the contribution of CEDAW to the development, promotion and protection of women’s human rights, the focus will be on a few countries that have made significant progress economic and social rights of women, as well as a few that requires stronger laws and practices in order to ensure gender equality, both de jure and de facto. The rights associated with gender equality encompass various issues but some of the African countries managed to address them through legislative change, civil advocacy, cooperation and partnership with development organizations. The special measures such as quotas in government and education, primary education for girls and gaps in their post-primary education, equal rights in marriage, women 's access to family planning and reproductive health clinics, women 's access to legal aid and justice, equal pay and employment.