WOmens Rights

Rights for Women

Throughout history, women have not been viewed as equal to men. Therefore, much of their opportunities have been limited. Many women never attended school because they were not allowed, thus never getting the same education as men. This lack of education forced most women to stay at home and maintained the household. When women would try to make something of themselves, there would be groups of men who would harm them. There was so much violence toward women because they simply had no rights. Men, often, did not care if they hurt a woman because they did not view them as equal. Men thought of women more as property then a person. Woman in the United States began to stand up for themselves and demand some rights. One of the first organized demonstrations of this was in 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York. Because of this and many other movements throughout history, women in the United States have been able to get jobs today that would have be considered a man’s job in the past. Even though many women throughout the world do have rights today, there are still some women in third world countries that do not have any. Many of these women live in countries that have a government which do not view them as equal. These women are still refused an education, endure extreme violence and are forced to stay at home. Therefore, although there have been great advances within the woman’s rights movement, there are still many more obstacles to overcome.

It is often said that education is power and because of this, women have been banned or limited to this opportunity. Without an equal and proper education, they could never be viewed as equal to men. Men went to school to learn to do a job. Women, if allowed to be educated, were o...

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...gh attacks like this make national news, nothing is really being done about them. Women in these countries are starting to stand up for themselves and gain worldwide support, but for everyone that is heard there are hundreds that are still being beaten for the desire to be treated with respect.

In conclusion, women around the globe have come a long way. Societies across the world are recognizing that women are valuable and important to societies. Unfortunately, there are still many societies across the world that wants to keep women down. The women of these societies should not be abandoned and forgotten because they are across the globe. Women from the other countries need to remember how far they have been able to come and reach out to support the oppressed women. As Dr. Martin Luther King would say, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”