World of Women’s Issues

Thirteen Women’s Issues from around the World 1. Eve Teasing comes to us from India where women are sexually harassed as the walk down the street. 2. Self Immolation has been occurring in Afghanistan partially due to women needing an escape povery, domestic abuse, and repression to name a few. The act of burning themselves alive is meant to show their protest to the society to which they live. Others use it as a means to escape the brutal world they’ve found themselves in. 3. Honor Killing is a method used to soothe the male ego. If a woman is raped or her family feels that she has dishonored them, they kill her. 4. Traficking in Women is a global issue. Women are snatched or lured with promises of a better life that they never receive. They are tuned into slaves (sexual and or domestic). 5. FGM is the mutilation of the woman’s genitals. It is often used as a way to contain a woman’s sexuality. 6. Acid Burning is a repercussion to women ‘disohonoring men’ and is practiced primarily on the Asian peninsula. 7. Dowry Death is why parents of girls stash and save like mad before allowing their daughters to marry. Girls with dowries that don’t meet their in-laws expectations suffered unexpected deaths in the kitchen or were abused by their new families. 8. Sex Tourism deals with people going to other countries to participate in sexual activity that is illegal in their own country. 9. Domestic Violence is another global issue that many people know exist, but choose to ignore. 10. Marriage by Abduction and Rape is exactly what it sounds like. Women are abducted by men, raped, then her family is asked to give her in marriage. Often they agree because the girl is not viewed as damaged goods. 11. Rape as a Weapon of War has been practiced throughout history. 12. Forced Prostitution is practiced world wide. Women are abducted or lured to to different countries and forced into prostitution. 13. To Make a Difference click here, here, here, here, or here. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Di’s Book Blog 2. Amy’s Random Thoughts 3. Adventures in Juggling 4. It’s a Raggedy Life 5. Writing Aspirations 6. strange dark gypsy girl 7. A Little Cheese With That Whine 8. Chrstine d’Abo 9. Jaci Burton 10. One Woman Army 11. Charmed & Dangerous 12. For All the World to See 13. Racy Thoughts

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