There are many factors that contribute to the rise of sex trafficking and prostitution in Iraq: the United States-led war and the chaos it has generated by it; the lack of the law being enforced instills the growing insecurity; corruption of the government and those in power; the upsurge in religious extremism; poor economy; pressure of women to marry; discrimination against women and gender-based violence; kidnappings of girls and women; the protection perpetrators receive for of their crimes, especially crimes against women; and the globalization of new technologies associated with the sex industry (Murray,
Some families resorted to sending their daughters to Pakistan or Iran to protect them. The Taliban’s discriminatory policies violate many of the basic principles of international human rights law. These rights include the right to freedom of expression, association and assembly, the right to work, the right to education, freedom of movement, and the right to health care. The discrimination that Afghan women face is so overwhelming that it is literally life threatening for many Afghan women. Many Afghans feel enormous anxiety as the 2014 deadline for withdrawing international combat forces from Afghanistan looms and warlords and other powerbrokers aim for position.
There are plenty of teens caught up in these dangerous situations, and like older women, the teenage girls feel they are somehow responsible for the abuse they suffer at the hands of the men whom they love and who supposedly love them. This phenomenon is common among abused women. They make excuses for the beatings they take and their abusers insist it will never happen again. And yet it does the cycle of violence never
The noble women didn’t have life any easier, though they were considered lucky compared to the peasants. For these reasons, life was harsh in the middle especially for the women. Harsh punishments were given to all who did not follow the rules given out by the men of the society. The women of the medieval times were in danger the most as they were treated harshly by the society. The women had no choice but to be punished the same way as men were; brutally.
These types of abuse have something In common: someone using methods (for usually a man, but occasionally a woman) to control their partner and sometimes other family members. Many women endure domestic violence for years. This is because sometimes feel they "deserve" or justified by the presence of other problems such as addiction gambling, alcohol or relationship problems. But no one deserves this abuse and no excuses that warrant. How can protect women and their children of the family
Religious beliefs are often muddled together with political practices, as in Afghanistan, which is a deadly result that people are too afraid to challenge. This fear leads to submission, which leads to centuries of repeating the same atrocities over and over. Women will never gain equal rights if someone, or some country, doesn’t help them break from oppressive and harmful traditions. MEXICO FEMALE FACTS: (as of 2007) -2.1% birth rate, .5% death rate = 1.7% rate of natural increase -TFR: 2.4 -55% of women are between 15 and
Women In Combat Arms: The Ongoing Debate Steven Thompson University/SOC120 June 27, 2012 Since 2001, about 280,000 women have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Defense Department statistics; 144 have been killed and 856 have been wounded (Whitlock, 2012). This increase in female participation and casualties is due to the changing of the outlay of the battlefield from a conventional to a more urban one. These conflicts, where the battlefield lines are scattered and blurred, and insurgents can be around any corner, have made it almost impossible to keep women clear of combat . All of the casualties resulted while serving in a support role to combat arms units, not an actual offensive “combat arms” role. Military
Throughout history, women have been oppressed in many ways, shapes, and forms. In countries such as India, women are confined to their marital status and are victims of domestic violence. Due to patriarchy in India, women must adhere to standards of demeanor created by the community they marry into. In doing so, women are forced to surrender their identities and conform to a new one. This shows that identity issues are not only plaguing far off countries like India, but in the very country many refer to as “the land of the free,” America.
According to Bindel (2010) women and girls all over the world are being beaten by their husbands, raped, burned and mutilated in the name of "tradition", forced into marriage, sold into prostitution and murdered for transgressing a twisted code of "honor". Violence against women is an international epidemic. It has been identified by the World Health Organization as a grave health issue, affecting more people than .HIV and Aids. Also, Bindel (2010) states that in most countries, women have won the right to vote only within the past 50 years. There is still nowhere in the world where women have access to political or social power equal to that of men.
In 1996 the University of Kabul reportedly had several thousand women students while thousands of professional women worked in different capacities in the city. When the Taliban toke over, women were not allowed to attend school and others have been forced to leave their jobs. The Taliban had issued edicts forbidding women from working outside the home, except in limited circumstances in the medical field. Hardest hit were the 30,000 widows in Kabul and others elsewhere in the country, who are the sole providers of their family. Women and girls were not allowed to appear outside the home unless wearing a head to toe garment called the burqa.