How does the world see women? The unfortunate answer is that not everywhere, but in numerous different countries women are seen as inferior and not seen as equals to men, including the U.S. Women are not paid as much as men, they experience more violent and sexual harassment, and in other countries, having a son is actually seen as better than having a daughter. In "The Girl Effect," written by Nicholas D. Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn, the couple addresses the issues of discrimination and that women face in countries like China and how there is this issue of “gendercide” where women around the world are disappearing and it is going overlooked. We do not see or treat women appropriately — people have habituated the idea that women are
