Hammurabi’s Code includes laws that tell the legal rights women had during the Mesopotamia time. There were many other places that also had strict laws or rights for women including Egypt, where even though women had the royal lineage they never ruled. In Greece, women weren’t in charge of anything in their lives. Rome, where being alive and female was considered to be a luxury, afforded to very few. As well as in China, where the women were excluded from any education. The rights women have today, by far, surpass those given in ancient times.
Hammurabi’s Code doesn’t give any specific rights to women, but rather if the husband doesn’t put any charges against them they are set free. This shows that the women were thought to be below men. For …show more content…
She had her dowry, so if they divorced she would have some money to live off of until she finds another husband. She could also only bring three dresses, and a few items with little value. The women on ancient Greece could not inherit or own any property. Which is different from ancient Rome, and ancient Egypt.
The women were also not allowed to go out of the house, even for grocery shopping. It was the slaves that went out and did any shopping that was needed for the house. So, in that sense, you might say they had more freedom than the women. The women were also only allowed to travel in the closed off private areas, and only allowed to go to mourning events. Even there, they had strict rules they had to …show more content…
You can’t discriminate against women in the work force, they have equal right to vote, to own property, and a business. We now hold men and women to equal terms. There is no lesser sentence for a man if he commits a crime, then a woman who commits the same crime. We even have women in high class. Like celebrities, in political government and even running for President. You have women being a stay-at-home mom, and taking care of the house, children and family. You also have women who hold high paying jobs, like CEO. As well as women who are running their own business. Then there are women who are single parents, and taking care of their children, and up keep of the house while running a business or
Hammurabi’s Code doesn’t give any specific rights to women, but rather if the husband doesn’t put any charges against them they are set free. This shows that the women were thought to be below men. For …show more content…
She had her dowry, so if they divorced she would have some money to live off of until she finds another husband. She could also only bring three dresses, and a few items with little value. The women on ancient Greece could not inherit or own any property. Which is different from ancient Rome, and ancient Egypt.
The women were also not allowed to go out of the house, even for grocery shopping. It was the slaves that went out and did any shopping that was needed for the house. So, in that sense, you might say they had more freedom than the women. The women were also only allowed to travel in the closed off private areas, and only allowed to go to mourning events. Even there, they had strict rules they had to …show more content…
You can’t discriminate against women in the work force, they have equal right to vote, to own property, and a business. We now hold men and women to equal terms. There is no lesser sentence for a man if he commits a crime, then a woman who commits the same crime. We even have women in high class. Like celebrities, in political government and even running for President. You have women being a stay-at-home mom, and taking care of the house, children and family. You also have women who hold high paying jobs, like CEO. As well as women who are running their own business. Then there are women who are single parents, and taking care of their children, and up keep of the house while running a business or