Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person in addition to all humans are born free and equal (“Universal Declaration of Human Rights” www.un.org). These are just two of many basic human rights that the United Nations have instilled in multiple nations around the world. Similar to human rights, women have their own rights that are not always acknowledged. Many different countries and cultures have different ways of viewing woman’s rights. In the excerpts Lifting the Veil, Monique and the Mango Rains, Out of Sight, Half the Sky and others, various stories have addressed the hardships that women of different cultures endured as well as possible solutions to include women in these human rights. Women’s rights are and should
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One of those reasons being societal norms of male dominance. In China, there are sex-selective abortions where the parents choose to abort the pregnancy if they know they are having a girl. Likewise, if a boy gets sick in the family, he is treated at a hospital right away. If a girl gets sick, the parents say, “well, let’s see how she is tomorrow” (Kristof and WuDunn xiv). In India, many brides are forced to join in a “bride burning” where women are punished for lacking dowry or so that her husband can remarry someone else (Kristof and WuDunn xiv). These concepts of male priority in society exemplify gender inequality, which is “the disadvantage of females relative to males” (Burn 3). Regardless of gender, men and women should be able to receive the proper healthcare without experiencing …show more content…
“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care” (“Universal Declaration of Human Rights” www.un.org). In many nations around the world people do not have any issues receiving health care whether they are male or female. In other countries, many women and young girls experience inequalities when it comes to their reproductive health and rights. Certain cultures participate in female genital cutting, which refers to “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or other nonmedical reasons” (Burn 45). Women and girls in these cultures do not always have a say in whether they participate in FGC. Aside from the psychological repercussions that some women may experience, there are several physical health risks that come with it. Some health risks that women can experience due to FGC are severe bleeding, infection, complications during birth, or even death (Burn 47). In Senegal, education has stopped FGC in almost 800 villages, saving an estimated 43,000 girls (Burn 48). Because women usually do not have a say in whether they want to do the practice or not, FGC is violating “the right to be free from all forms of
One of those reasons being societal norms of male dominance. In China, there are sex-selective abortions where the parents choose to abort the pregnancy if they know they are having a girl. Likewise, if a boy gets sick in the family, he is treated at a hospital right away. If a girl gets sick, the parents say, “well, let’s see how she is tomorrow” (Kristof and WuDunn xiv). In India, many brides are forced to join in a “bride burning” where women are punished for lacking dowry or so that her husband can remarry someone else (Kristof and WuDunn xiv). These concepts of male priority in society exemplify gender inequality, which is “the disadvantage of females relative to males” (Burn 3). Regardless of gender, men and women should be able to receive the proper healthcare without experiencing …show more content…
“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care” (“Universal Declaration of Human Rights” www.un.org). In many nations around the world people do not have any issues receiving health care whether they are male or female. In other countries, many women and young girls experience inequalities when it comes to their reproductive health and rights. Certain cultures participate in female genital cutting, which refers to “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or other nonmedical reasons” (Burn 45). Women and girls in these cultures do not always have a say in whether they participate in FGC. Aside from the psychological repercussions that some women may experience, there are several physical health risks that come with it. Some health risks that women can experience due to FGC are severe bleeding, infection, complications during birth, or even death (Burn 47). In Senegal, education has stopped FGC in almost 800 villages, saving an estimated 43,000 girls (Burn 48). Because women usually do not have a say in whether they want to do the practice or not, FGC is violating “the right to be free from all forms of