There is "inequality between the sexes" because men are not held to the …show more content…
Females are not allowed to voice their opinions in certain parts of the world. The most well known country to demonstrate this is Afghanistan. Forced marriages in Afghanistan are viewed as a normality which occurs ever so often. Many young girls are married off to much older men as a ways to settle debts between two families, or to collect dowries to benefit one another. On occasions, women are accused of certain events and are blamed and given sentences much harsher, compare to the men committing the same crime. "One was there because she has been raped and her husband and killed the rapist. He was also in prison, but her term was longer" (107 Document I). Girls are victims of rape due to these forced marriages. It is viewed as the girl's fault for not being submissive to her husband. That is the ideology that women are raised to believe their whole lives, that being obedient to your spouse is what will help them lead a fulfilling