Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am extremely honoured to be here today to convey my speech on a topic that has been weighing my heart “Abuse to Women with No exception to Race, Religion nor Nationality”. What could I possibly say about such an abomination towards women all over the earth that would placate or alleviate their plight? Absolutely nothing! However, I do wish to make a stand regarding abuse to these sadly misunderstood victims. The purpose of my vehement harangue today is to emphasise on the lackadaisical attitude towards the abused women. Do they have to literally die in front of us in order for us to rise up in opposition? Or do they have to be maimed, mangled and malnourished for us to come out of our comfort zone?
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, “It is estimated that around 3 million women across the United Kingdom experience rape, domestic violence, forced marriage, stalking, sexual exploitation, trafficking and other forms of violence every year. This is the equivalent to the population of Wales.”(2) Cases regarding abuse and rape have never decreased. Never. Not even by a percent. In fact it’s rocketing and this fact is haunting me. Imagine the current number of victims when it was already 3 million by 2006. Doesn’t it mean that by now, it could have rocketed up to a number of 20 countries in addition? We shall applaud the bravery of the females that sought help from the Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline. “97% of 80,000 females were dialed to the helpline”(3) yet I’m unsure if I should be happy or sad for …show more content…
There are even sayings like “men are the head of family and women are the neck that turns the head”. (5)Does this mean that women can only assist men in their families? Its ironic how I am fighting for the rights of women when my dearest mother lives by the saying. Why can’t the women of the family decide what she wants to be without asking for permission from men? “In the US, statistics have proven that women are earning at least 75% or more of the men’s earnings”(6) so why are women still having a lower status than men? I could only say that we are being hypocritical by saying that we are making the world a place of
It …show more content…
, “It is estimated that around 3 million women across the United Kingdom experience rape, domestic violence, forced marriage, stalking, sexual exploitation, trafficking and other forms of violence every year. This is the equivalent to the population of Wales.”(2) Cases regarding abuse and rape have never decreased. Never. Not even by a percent. In fact it’s rocketing and this fact is haunting me. Imagine the current number of victims when it was already 3 million by 2006. Doesn’t it mean that by now, it could have rocketed up to a number of 20 countries in addition? We shall applaud the bravery of the females that sought help from the Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline. “97% of 80,000 females were dialed to the helpline”(3) yet I’m unsure if I should be happy or sad for …show more content…
There are even sayings like “men are the head of family and women are the neck that turns the head”. (5)Does this mean that women can only assist men in their families? Its ironic how I am fighting for the rights of women when my dearest mother lives by the saying. Why can’t the women of the family decide what she wants to be without asking for permission from men? “In the US, statistics have proven that women are earning at least 75% or more of the men’s earnings”(6) so why are women still having a lower status than men? I could only say that we are being hypocritical by saying that we are making the world a place of