DISCRIMINATION OF WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE

WORLD
Discrimination of women in the world is still a very real problem. Even though we have made
huge strides against it here in America, it is still devastating throughout the world. The United
Nations Women's Treaty was implemented a few decades ago was supposed to give women an
right to take part in their nations political and public life but that hasn't changed much. In many
countries, women are still unable to purchase their own property, vote or even wear what they
want. In Africa, there is still female genital mutilation. Throughout Asia, the former Soviet
Union, Latin America, Africa and central and Eastern Europe trafficking is still a huge problem.
It is estimated that over 700,000 people are trafficked each year although it is not known
exactly how many are women. Most of these women are trafficked for sexual exploitation. The
most disturbing is that in parts of the Middle East, honor killings are still practiced. Women
engaging in homosexual acts or sexual acts outside of marriage, wanting to end or prevent and
arranged marriage or even dressing too provocatively, can bring on these killings. In Turkey,
there is no protection for women being abused, there are no shelters or help for women in these
dangerous circumstances.
In Saudi Arabia, women are not allowed to drive. Yemeni women are some of the least
empowered women in the world. In Nepal if a woman is raped or assaulted the perpetrators are
not punished, they are not even arrested. These are all examples of extreme discrimination of
women throughout the world but we can find more subtle examples of discrimination here in the
United States. Even though females have higher education rates and work, more than men in the
same profession they still are paid less in America.
If we can keep shedding a light on the discrimination of women throughout the world, we can
hopefully change things for the better.

DISCRIMINAREA FEMEILOR DIN NTREAGA LUME

Discriminarea femeilor n lume nc este o problem foarte real. Chiar
dac am fcut pai mari mpotriva ei n America, n ntreaga lume, ea nc
este devastatoare. Tratatul Organizaiei Naiunilor Unite a Femeilor, pus n
aplicare cu cteva decenii n urm, trebuia s acorde femeilor un drept de a
lua parte la

viaa politic i public a naiunilor lor, dar aceasta nu a

schimbat prea mult. n multe ri, femeilor, le este nc imposibil s-i

achiziioneze proprietatea lor, s voteze sau chiar s mbrace ceea ce i
doresc. n Africa, nc se practic mutilarea genital a femeilor. Traficul uman
este nc o problem uria in ntreaga Asie, fosta Uniune Sovietic, America
Latin, Africa i Europa Central i de Est.
Se estimeaz c peste 700.000 de persoane sunt traficate n fiecare an,
dei, nu se tie exact ci dintre ei sunt femei. Cele mai multe dintre aceste
femei sunt traficate pentru exploatare sexual. Cel mai deranjant este faptul
c n unele pri ale Orientului Mijlociu, "crimele de onoare", sunt nc
practicate. Femeile implicate n acte homosexuale sau acte sexuale n afara
cstoriei, care doresc s pun capt sau sa previn o cstorie aranjat sau
chiar mbrcndu-se prea provoctor, pot provoca aceste crime. n Turcia, nu
exist nici o protecie pentru femeile abuzate, nu exist adposturi sau
ajutor pentru femeile din aceste situaii periculoase.
n Arabia Saudit, femeile nu au voie s conduc. Femeile yemenite sunt
unele dintre femeile cel mai puin mputernicite din lume. n Nepal dac o
femeie este violat sau agresat, fptaii nu sunt pedepsii si nici mcar nu
sunt arestai. Acestea sunt toate exemple de discriminare extrem a femeilor
din ntreaga lume, dar totui putem gsi exemple mai subtile de discriminare
n Statele Unite ale Americii. Chiar dac femeile au rate mai mari de
nvmnt superior i serviciu, mai mari dect a brbailor din aceeai
profesie, ele nc sunt pltite puin.
Dac nc putem vrsa lumin asupra discriminrii femeilor din ntreaga
lume, putem schimba lucrurile spre bine.