7.4 billion people live of Earth and 3.52 billion of those people are female. Sexism and gender inequality started long before anyone can remember, but lately, in the United States, those injustices have been reduced. Unlike women in America, women in the Middle East still suffer greatly due to inequality. The lack of respect for women in the Middle East has caused severe inequality and cruel social stereotypes. One of the biggest examples of sexism in the Middle East is the hardship women face trying to obtain an education. The reality of the educational opportunities young girls in the Middle East is heartbreaking. “For girls in much of the country, education remains a dream no more attainable now than it was under the Taliban”(Baker).
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They are created to keep the country safe. The last thing laws should be is sexist. But, unfortunately they are. The State We'Ending Sexism in Nationality Laws is a report prepared by Equality now. “The report highlighted laws that deny unmarried and married women the same rights as men right to pass on citizenship to their children”(Ahmed). 16 of the countries that were focused on were located in the Middle East. If society sees the government and the law treating women differently than they treat men, it will cause society to treat women the same way. If laws are unfair and favor men over women, the people will do the same. If the government treats women differently than they treat men, the people will do the same. Equality starts with the law. Amending these laws to create equality among men and women will create a chain reaction. Once society sees the government treating women fairly the people will follow in the government’s footsteps. The lack of respect for women in the Middle East has caused severe inequality and cruel social stereotypes. Biased laws, unfair pay, and the inability to obtain an education are all roots of this disrespect. Inequality can never fully be fixed, but by changing the way we treat each other we can reduce the effect it has on each other’s lives. Regardless of gender, race, and sexuality, we are all human. So why are some treated differently than
They are created to keep the country safe. The last thing laws should be is sexist. But, unfortunately they are. The State We'Ending Sexism in Nationality Laws is a report prepared by Equality now. “The report highlighted laws that deny unmarried and married women the same rights as men right to pass on citizenship to their children”(Ahmed). 16 of the countries that were focused on were located in the Middle East. If society sees the government and the law treating women differently than they treat men, it will cause society to treat women the same way. If laws are unfair and favor men over women, the people will do the same. If the government treats women differently than they treat men, the people will do the same. Equality starts with the law. Amending these laws to create equality among men and women will create a chain reaction. Once society sees the government treating women fairly the people will follow in the government’s footsteps. The lack of respect for women in the Middle East has caused severe inequality and cruel social stereotypes. Biased laws, unfair pay, and the inability to obtain an education are all roots of this disrespect. Inequality can never fully be fixed, but by changing the way we treat each other we can reduce the effect it has on each other’s lives. Regardless of gender, race, and sexuality, we are all human. So why are some treated differently than