Women In The Film Rabbit-Proof Fen

In what is known as the first world or the civilized world, women have been making large strides in their fight for equality. Women have been protesting and standing up for equal rights. They are no longer accepting the old ways of life and women are now pushing for equal wages, equal professional opportunities such as the ability to become a high standing member of a corporation or actively participate in politics and much more. It is slowly becoming more accepted that women can experiment with their sexuality without being labeled a “slut” or other derogatory terms. The changes are not just with women though. Men are now more willing to speak up about sexual misconduct against them without fear of judgement and they are more actively participating …show more content…
Our “first world problems” more revolve around if the government should create new laws to stop discrimination in the workplace or if they should put some sort of regulation on the protests. Keep in mind though, they have to find a way to keep the peace without infringing on the constitution. This creates issues where the government just stands back and observes. There is also the case to consider what would the outcome and effects be if the government meddled in the everyday lives of the women in “civilized” society or the women from tribes, the help is not always wanted. An example of this can be seen in the film Rabbit-Proof Fence directed by Phillip Noyce. In this film, young aboriginal girls in Australia that are considered “half castes” are forcibly taken away from their homes and families and made to live at a camp until they are grown and can work. The idea behind this is both good and evil. In a way, the government meant well when they took these girls because they had intentions to teach them and help them find jobs. The evil comes in when you realize that they are only helping because they want to breed out the “half caste” blood. With all of this in mind we need to consider if the government should do anything with these other tribes I mentioned previously. There a definitely situations where some help might be nice like medicine for the !Kung so that the women would not have to worry as much about their child dying in the future and so the child mortality rate would go down. Again though we have to consider the things that might affect. If there are more children surviving then the resources might run out in their location. This is just something that will always be teetering on the edge of is it right or wrong. Personally, I think the government should stay hands off in both situations whether it is the women here in our