some people might think that sexism in language is not as important as other issues against women like women violence. However, language is the tool we use to communicate our thoughts and believes. By repeating some certain sexist words, we make the existence of that idea as part of the noms; which is what shapes our society in return. Language is the reflection of the reality we are living in, as some societies in the Arab world will find that it is normal to be sexist, because it is what expected of a woman in their society. If women are seen mostly as housewives only, who are supposed to take care of the house and children, and are expected to be as servants and sex objects; then it is hard for men to take them seriously in the workplace and allow them to compete with them. Society has to be changed, and changing the language used is one of the easiest ways to convert ideas, and consequently, overcome the gender inequality that will create a new reality. This essay will discuss the sexism in a job advertisement found on the internet in Saudi Arabia written in Arabic Fusha, then analyze why it is wrong. In the end, there will suggestions of some linguistics and political solutions that will tackle the sexism in the Arab world.
Sexism in the Arab world can affect society in many ways such as by showing women that they are subordinating to men to limit their job opportunities. Gender roles are typically determined by culture and social values. The contributions of Saudi women in the society are very limited, which is a waste of women's role in Saudia Arabia. There are many reasons behind this lack of women's participation in the work, for example, women face number of restrictions inside her family. Swim, Mallett and Stangor (20...
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...a driving license, while the law in Saudi Arabia ban women from driving, which leaves men with advantages to get better jobs. Laws should allow woman to drive and move freely alone without men supervision. The government should Provide women courses to help them know the regulation in work sector. Activate women participation of in the development of work standards, policies and regulations, in order to promote a sense of professional independence.
In conclusion, sexism in the Saudi Arabia society hinders women to occupy jobs. In addition some families force women to stay at home and take care of their children; So, it minim the amount of women working and rise the number of men workers which creates inequality between both sexes. Women should have equal job opportunities as men in job fields, salaries and the freedom to work and quit the job whenever they desire.
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In the past decades and even century, the women’s movement towards equality made tremendous progress. In the year 2014 women have attained the right to vote, to a higher education, to divorce abusive spouses, to own land, and to keep bank accounts among many other things. But, feminists argue that this progress is commonly mistaken for the false belief that true equality exists between the sexes. Feminist, in fact, argue that injustices still exist and may need our attention more than ever in many areas including the regular exclusion of women from voting in Saudi Arabia, lack of education for women in Middle Eastern countries, and the international gap between the amount of work women do and the amount of the world’s income that women receive. But the main focus of this report, however, will be mainly on the political injustices in in laws and the workplace, and the social inequalities in the home and in the ...
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Middle Eastern women need to stand up for their rights and get educated to reverse the notion that they are servants and properties of their men. Furthermore, they need to rise up to their potentials and prove beyond doubt that they are equal to men. This practice would lead the path for future generations to follow and protect the inalienable rights of women. Finally, these women need to break the cycle of oppression by addressing these deeply rooted beliefs, gaining the tools to fight back, and joining forces to make lifelong changes.
The place of women in Saudi society is determined by a deeply conservative culture, vindicated by a narrow interpretation of religion, and enforced by law. That place it would appear is at home, subservient to and legally dependant on their male guardian. Saudi society suffers from pervasive segregation along gender lines and women's freedom of movement is impeded, forcing them to rely on male chaperons.
As the realization of women as an exploited group increases, the similarity of their position to that of racial and ethnic groups becomes more apparent. Women are born into their sexual identity and are easily distinguished by physical and cultural characteristics. In addition, women now identify that they are all sufferers of an ideology (sexism) that tries to justify their inferior treatment.
... words of Princess Sultana about the many abuses of women in Saudi Arabia. Women in Saudi Arabia's only purpose is sex, and the production of male children. Other than that they are seen as invisible and incompetent. They are given no identity at birth and their deaths are unaccounted for. Saudi women are also forced to cover up their beautiful faces with veils and abaayas. Women of royalty also get treated just as horribly as the lower class women. Jean Sasson did an excellent job of conveying Princess Sultana's pain, aggravation, and grief. Through this book readers will know of Princess Sultana's hopes and dreams of equal treatment for Saudi women. Princess is a well supported and informative book that will teach it's readers the mistreatments of women in Saudi Arabia.
In 2007, as written on The Washington Post, Bill Gates said that Women are the key to Saudi Arabia’s Economy. Gates was speaking in a business seminar that was held in Saudi Arabia at the time, Gates, was asked by one of the members of the seminar if he thought that Saudi Arabia could meet its goals of becoming one of the worlds leading economies by 2010. Bill Gates replied by saying: “Well if you’re not fully utilizing half the talent in the country, you’re not going to get too close to the top.” What is Discrimination? Discrimination is the degradation or exclusion of a minority group within the society. There are many different grounds to discrimination such as race, color, gender, citizenship, age, disability and so much more. This essay will focus on gender-based discrimination that are most common in the MENA Labor market discussing possible causes and remedies for this problem.
In discussing the role of women in contemporary society there are three main areas that can be addressed. The perceptions of woman within contemporary Muslim societies. The status, position and role of woman in the Qur'an and in early Islam
Saudi Arabia has evolved as a country economically through the past years. Yet, socially, Saudi Arabian women continue to face the hardships of living with a lack of rights and privileges. The strong traditions and laws have forced Saudi Arabian women to suffer without freedom. As a result, women in Saudi Arabia have to face limitations on their daily life as the law and Islamic traditions prevents them from doing things such as being able to drive or decide to get a divorce or not. Saudi Arabian women keep on fighting against the law and traditions without being able to have a change.
The issue of inequity between the two sexes in the labour market is one that has been present for generations. There is said to be 67.5 million women working in the world, which has increased from 67.4 million in 2008 (House, 2013). This same statistic was produced for the male population and there is a decrease in the number of men working from 70.9 million to 69 million (House, 2013). Women account for 50.4% of the total population (Women in the Labour Force in Canada, 2013) and of that 58.3% or 8.1 million were employed in Canada. The number of females working in Canada has doubled since 1976 and now women account for 47.3% of the Canadian Labour Market in 2011 (Women in the Labour Force in Canada, 2013). Inequity of wages, “traditional” job roles and lack of leadership progression in the work environment, has also contributed to the plight of women.
In summary, Saudi Arabia is a conservative country and the debate about should women drive has shown us that people are at the edge of changing. Women have every right to drive and the government should take some serious steps to make that happen. It should allow them to drive while satisfying both sides because each side has valid points, and the only way this is going to work is new laws that assure women can safely drive.
The prophet, Muhammad, said that “The pursuit of knowledge is a duty of every Muslim, man and woman,” this gave people the motivation to educate themselves, regardless of their gender, which was originally frowned upon (Angha). Since women are now able to educated themselves, they have the necessary knowledge to take advantage of their new freedom, joining the workforce. By joining the workforce women in the Islamic culture can really feel a sense of freedom because they are no longer expected to just sit at home and take care of the house and children, while their husband is at work. Women’s education and work abilities also helps further push for equality and allows them to join “reformist efforts to challenge the control of the male clerical elite over social life” (Fisher). The women in the Islamic culture have become empowered to make changes by being allowed to gain further education. In pre-Islam, women could not purchase their own property, but with women not being able to work, they would have never had the funds to purchase the properties. Today in Islam, women can work and use the money to purchase their own property, another step in making women equal to
It can be concluded that women are treated in terms of stereotyped impressions of being the lowest class and greater evidence can be found that there are large disparities between the women and the men 's class. It can be seen that women are more likely to play casual roles as they are most likely to take seasonal and part time work so that they can work according to their needs. They are hampered from progressing upward into the organizations as they face problems like lack of health insurance, sexual harassments, lower wage rates, gender biases and attitudes of negative behavior. However, this wouldn’t have hampered the participation of the women in the work force and they continue to increase their efforts which is highly evident in the occupational and job ratios of females in the industry.
According to Suad Khaled ““We sometimes finish work at 11pm. Taking a taxi at that time could cost us up to SR50 ($13.50). Our night shifts are costing us SR1300 ($347) a month one-way. We still can’t drive, so why aren’t there alternatives that are suitable for everyone?”(Whitaker, 2014).All countries has been allowed both gender men and women to drive a car except Saudi Arabia although they know that women have several rights and should be treated as equally as men. Besides, Saudi Arabia is the only country that regulates the women from driving and all other countries permit it while women gathered together on internet to find out an efficient solution for this issue, some officials are warning them of they might harm their ovaries which will affect their children negatively in the future (Brown, 2013). Besides, many women are striving to drive a car because whether they have a work or dangerous situation, they could easily get suspended and go to jail for a few days as a result of breaking the laws (McVeigh, 2012). Women should not be prohibited from driving cars because they should be treated equally as men. In order to release the ban regulation women have to reach their voices to the high authority’s people, the government has to establish women-only buses, the government the government has to give women who have children a permission to drive and women have to write a petition to the King to overturn the ban regulation.