CEDAW is identified to be elimination of women discrimination in workforce based on the resistracrions on gemderThe convention of elimination focuses on forming equal rights and opportunities for males and women. For example, there has been discrimination in the working system because women were not allowed to obtain male job positions. Women were discriminated based on the usage of gender stereotypes. The Convention of Elimination focuses on protection for women from discrimination.Also, spread equality by allowing women to vote, and obtaining higher positions in the workforce.CEDAW prohibits racial discrimination in employment and the restriction based on race and gender. The reasons that U.S had not signed on because genital cutting is based on traditional practice. Also, it violates cultural beliefs and cultural rights.CEDAW can apply how they deal with genial cutting because it would protect women from discrimination. Also, it would help women from not having their …show more content…
Also, it helps preserve culture and diverse society. Minority groups would not be penalized by being different based on their traditional practices. The cons of allowing cultural defense is that traditional practices will violate the law in the United States. Cultural practices are different inn other countries. Also, there would be hard time finding acceptance. The consequences of using criminal legal system to address genital cutting is that it would go against cultural beliefs and cultural rights. Also, that many women practice medicine without a license. For example, women who do the surgery are from third world countries that have enough expiernece to does this procedure. Strategies that can help prevent genital cutting is my spreading the challenges and consequences of this procedure. For example, women should be educated about the long term effect of genital
Having passed the Senate with a vote of 84-8, it failed to get the requisite thirty-eight states to ratify it. Many discussions and arguments arise over the continued push for the Equal Rights Amendment. The need for change must be a consensus and achieved both nationally and at the state level. The attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment continues, but with few support left, it appears to have lost its momentum. The supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment seem to feel sex discrimination laws are simply not enough.
When parents first discover they are having a baby, there are so many aspects to consider. Who is going to be their doctor, which hospital are they going to deliver at, what are they going to name the baby, and what color should they paint the nursery. Parents that are expecting a male newborn have to decide if they want their baby to be circumcised. For many families, this is an easy decision based on their cultural or religious beliefs. However, for others the right option is not as clear. Over the years, the topic of circumcision has been debated and views have swayed for and against the procedure. Ultimately, the parents must evaluate all the pros and cons and make the decision that aligns best with their thoughts and beliefs. The parent’s decision about the procedure will be influenced by various factors. It is vital that they are educated on the accurate information surrounding the advantages and disadvantages of the circumcision. This paper will evaluate both sides of this controversial issue.
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This is an issue that doesn't only affect women and it's up to all of the American people. In the 50's there was way too many criminal abortions on teenage girls, many of whom developed sepsis and renal failure, and died for lack of human medical care. It took many years to improve this wrong, and now narrow-minded and frankly ignorant self-serving politicians are taking us
The results showed that only 38% of the 133 people that participated in the study thought that neonatal male circumcision was beneficial for the prevention of HIV; however, of those same people, 65% thought that circumcision was beneficial to the prevention of other sexually transmitted diseases, and 96% of the doctors and nurses knew that circumcision was beneficial for hygiene. These numbers are surprisingly low considering these are the people that are performing the surgeries so they should be aware of the benefits, as well as the
In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declared all acts of discrimination on the basis of sex unlawful. 31 years later, the Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the General Assembly. The CEDAW prompted an international document of the same name that advocates for the full incorporation of women in decision making capacities. It also “emphasis the civil rights, legal rights of women, reproductive roles and rights, impact of cultural factors on gender relations and barriers on advancement of women (World Bank, 2012). Moreover, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) outlined the most pervasive threats to global peace and security and set eight goals on how to eradicate them. These goals are referred to as Millennium Development Goals (MDG). 189 member states in 2000 vowed to “Promote gender equality and empower women” when they endorsed the UNDP’S MDG.
Female Genital Cutting." Womenshealth.gov | 800-994-9662. The National Women's Health Information Center. Web. 15 June 2010. .
Females as a general population have been faced with discrimination across the ages. In recent history, women have begun to assert their freedom and independence from the male oriented traditions that have spanned generations. In industrialized countries the discrimination of women has diminished, but a serious form of violation of human rights occurs sometimes in parts of the world, such as Africa, the Middle East, and even sometimes the United States and other industrialized countries in North America and Europe. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an umbrella term for three subtypes of crimes committed against women as a part of various coming of age rituals for young girls in certain patriarchal communities in Africa, spreading through migration of a populace through Northeastern and Western Africa and some spread into the Middle Eastern countries. These communities integrated this practice into women through marriage into these cultures, spreading this practice into their daughters and so forth. FGM has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) into three basic subtypes, each growing more and more disturbing. Subtype number one is a clitoridectomy which is the complete or partial removal of the clitoris, while subtype two it includes the clitoridectomy plus the removal of the labia minora of the young girl. Alone, these two types of FGM composed approximately 90 percent of female genital mutilation. The third subtype is the most gruesome that is the narrowing the vagina opening by sealing the orifice with the use of the labia majora. These medical procedures have been described the WHO working in conjunction with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Un...
In Chapter 2 of the textbook Cultural Anthropology, it discusses the understanding of controversial cultural practices. In this case, it is using genital cutting as an example of practices that other cultures value while we criticize them due to our different cultural backgrounds. This ritual is performed on both boys and girls in Africa to demonstrate different meanings. The removal of the male foreskin is something that is seen as acceptable in Western societies due to hygienic and religious reasons. In the Hofriyat culture, this ritual is used to allow a boy to make the step towards manhood. For girls however, this circumcision only allows a girl to save her gift of fertility for marriage. Only then will she become a woman. The process is also extremely different. It involves many painful procedures that seem to do more harm than good.
Girls who are circumcised are more likely to be limited in their adolescent exploration thus forming a type of oppression from normal teenage activities. It is essential for teenagers to discover their own bodies and explore their sexuality in order to form a sense of self, this does not imply that young teenagers should commit sexual acts, exploring simply implies that teenagers should know their body and its functions, young women should know their own bodies including their own genitalia especially when females begin their first menstrual cycle. However, later in a female's young adult life sexual acts should not be the taboo subject that it is. Instead women should embrace their sexual life, “FGM is carried out as a way to control women’s sexuality, which is sometimes said to be insatiable if parts of the genitalia, especially the clitoris, are not removed. It is thought to ensure virginity before marriage and fidelity afterward, and to increase male sexual pleasure.” (UNFPA), female circumcision is used in order to deprive women from their sexuality. Female circumcision is no more than a way to control woman, because of this teenagers who have undergone female circumcision are being forced to submit to religious believes that they themselves may not agree with, “The controversial tradition of FGC sets these immigrants apart from the mainstream culture and may complicate their efforts to adjust to life in the United States and cause intergenerational conflict in some families. For instance, parents may consider it important for their daughters to be cut, regardless of the girls’ wishes, as a way to maintain their identity with the family and its cultural community of origin.” (Akinsulure-Smith 358). The effect of being a circumcised female in adolescence in the Unites States is greater than
Despite the drastic changes made toward the improvement of equal rights there a still many problems that have been overlooked, or simply ignored. According to Mario Osave, (2010) “Thirty years after the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), many girls and women still do not have equal opportunities to realize rights recognized by law. In many countries, women are not entitled to own property or inherit land. Social exclusion, “honor” killings, female genital mutilation, trafficking, restricted mobility and early marriage among others, deny the right to health to women and girls and increase illness and death throughout the life-course.” (Shah 1)
... that this practice is happening around the world to females around our age. To even imagine that somewhere around this world, there is a dangerous and painful unsanitary procedure that's practiced on women and girls is very sad to know. I believe that this world should pay closer attention to this tradition that is hurting nearly two million women each year and killing at least fifteen percent of that two million. I do understand that it's important to hold on to the traditions and to keep the roots of your ancestors, but we need to consider a different approach once the tradition starts taking away women around the world. By reading about this in class, it has opened my eyes about this situation and made me realize that the world is still grieving and searching for justice. We, the people need to bring action into this world to help stop female genital mutilation.
Female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision, is a practice that involves the removal of part or all of the female external genitalia. It occurs throughout the world, but most commonly in Africa where they say that it is a tradition and social custom to keep a young girl pure and a married woman faithful. But to some Westerners, the practice is viewed as being primitive and barbaric. We react with disgust and find it nearly incomprehensible that female genital mutilation can occur in the world today
What are the ethical issues behind transgender or gender reassignment surgery? Gender reassignment surgery, commonly known as GRS is “a procedure that changes a person’s external genital organs from those of one gender to those of the other.” (thefreedictionary.com) There are two main purposes for altering genital organs. First, newborns with intersex deformities must be assigned to one of the sexes early in life. These deformities be caused by abnormalities during the early stages of development when the growing fetus develops either the female genitals or male genitals as determined by the lack or presence of male hormone stimulation, respectively. Secondly, both men and women occasionally believe they are mentally a different gender than
She Identify that in United States are lacking in baseline protections for transgender employees for discrimination and harassment. Because of this transgender only have few things to rely on, like the use of disability law to advocate for transgender employment protection. Bender- Baird specify that this strategy have two major obstacles. The first one is critism on transgender people as being disable or sick. Second is in federal they excludes transsexual and cross dressing people. Transgender people also rely on demand protection under Title VII of Civil Rights act of 1964. Which protect the workers from discrimination on the basis of sex. Bender- Baird Clearly written the strengths and Weknesses of each approach on this chapter to help the readers to know about the complicated and complex legal thing on the issues. Also in this chapter Bender-baired discussed the importance of equality act in transgender people which is putting a distinct category in discrimination law rather than expanding the Title VII that protecting transgender people through disability law. That fell under the ENDA or what they call Employment Non-Discrimination Act. That address the cases of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees that have been discriminated in work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.