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This essay will talk about the current gender inequality status of Honduras as many women are facing hardships when it comes to obtaining the same opportunities as men such as employment and education. Women are treated as lower class because of the ongoing stereotype of how women are weaker then men and they are meant…

In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book “We Should All Be Feminists”, she talks about her friend Louis, who she considered to be enlightened about many subjects. One time they were talking and Louis stated “‘I don’t see what you mean by things being different and harder for women. Maybe it was so in the past, but…

Armed conflicts, in which violence is applied to civilians, have a diverse impact on particular social groups. One of the criteria determining differences in the way and scope of abuse is sex. Analysis of the different consequences of infringements in the case of women requires that the same violation has a different effect and leads…

Growing up in a very traditional and ethnic household, sexism and gender bias would always occur. Questions would always pop in to my head such as; why is my mom always in the kitchen and never my dad? Why does my mom always have to plate my dads food? Why do the women of the…

Gender inequality is the consideration of human rights of a particular gender more than the other.it has a wide-ranging impact on society (Blau, 2016). With an increase in gender inequality, violence, and exploitation level against women goes higher. Women who experience violence suffer from physical, psychological, sexual, and emotional toll (World Health Organization, 2016). Gender-based…

 For this assignment, I served as a volunteer for the Annual Domestic Violence Awareness event hosted by the Cameron County District Attorneys office. The event focused on highlighting the effects of domestic abuse, and how to report it. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men…

Mara Viverto’s journal, Masculinties in the Continuum of Violence in Latin America (2016) touches ground on the notion of violence – specifically, how it seen as a symbolic and social structure governing the mechanism of gender subordination. Too many times have women been manipulated into submission and do as others command, or face death. To…

In the early days, there was a clear dichotomy between the roles of a man and a woman. The jobs of hunting and fighting naturally fell to males, who are physically stronger, while females were in charge of Housekeeping and child-rearing. As time passed, the requirement of physical strength to carry out work diminished. Despite…

Violence against women and girls still exist no matter the age, race, or class. Women everywhere are still suffering against physical, sexual, psychological, and economic aggression from men. Violence amongst women and girls are established in gender-based discrimination as well as social norms and gender stereotypes that supports and prolongs violence. The traumatic effect that…

Women should not be treated badly, because everybody is equally and beautifully created or born. Activists all over the world have created awareness and advocated for this over the years, but despite all the effort, it seems we move five steps forward and eight steps backward. Every person has their own perspective about violence. I…