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Romina Sarmiento
Professor Sabir
English 1A 9-9:50a
4 March 2010
Women’s Empowerment Essay
For many years, women around the world have been victims of extreme violence that is hard to comprehend. Learning to speak up is the strongest empowerment training. It can show girls that femininity does not entail docility, and can nurture assertiveness so that girls and women can stand up for themselves. The authors, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, of Half the Sky state, "The first step toward greater justice is to transform that culture of female docility and subservience, so that women themselves become more assertive and demanding"(53). HEAL is a hospital in Congo that treats battered women. Women get treatment for their wounds: physical, mental, and emotional. They also receive education about their economic options. The authors state that Harper’s skills training program for women awaiting surgery helps the women occupy their time “learning to sew, read, weave baskets, make soap, and bake bread. Typically, a woman chooses one of the skills and then works with the trainer until she is confident that she can make a living at it. When the women leave, HEAL Africa gives her the raw material she needs,” which she then uses to establish her own economic autonomy (91). Women’s empowerment is the ability of women to overcome obstacles to achieve gender equality.
In many countries, the mistreatment of women is the norm and “these attitudes are embedded in the culture and will change only with education and local leadership” (Kristof and WuDunn, 67). If this is normal for the culture and women aren’t going to stand up for themselves, why should there be any help to rise up and stop it. In certain areas in Africa, the value for food or other things is much more than it is for the children and women because they are willing to put them on the line for the rest of the family. There is ultimately no punishment for a rapist. In Ethiopia, a girl was raped and then forced to marry the man who raped and abused her. Being that there was no punishment for the man, the man was able to marry the young girl after his crime was committed. This action was done on purpose because the man was not able to pay the dowry to the family for her marriage. This is a good thing because now the girl does not have to worry about finding a man and doesn’t have to worry about another man trying to court her. Since Marriage is a main goal for girls in these cultures, isn’t this a good thing?
Women's empowerment is crucial to family households, communities, and the society of a country. Giving women more financial power through microfinance can bring a family out of poverty but also create tension between the dynamics in a marriage. Some men, like Bernard of Burundi, have a new found appreciation for their wives. “I see my wife making money now, and bringing cash into the house,” he said. “I have more respect for her now” (Kristof and WuDunn 203). Education and women’s empowerment helps women gain a more powerful role in the family and elevates the society as a whole.
For those who are for women’s empowerment, you have the power to educate and contribute to a great cause. Each and every one of you is a voice that will be heard and make a difference in the efforts to change these women’s perspective on how they can improve their lives. There are still those who don’t believe there is anything wrong with the way these women are treated. As time passes and people become more educated and aware of the severity of this situation, that in itself is a ray of hope to open up their eyes to the truth.
Sabah Said
March 4. 2010
Mon - thurs
English 1A
Women Empowerment Essay
Introduction
“Half The Sky” shows how women are treated in various situations. Women should have the same rights as men. Women have the rights to be free from all forms of domestic violence. Women have the same rights to bodily anatomy as men as regards to their reproductive organs. For example in chapter 3 Usha stood up to Akka YAdav gang in fear for her life because she filed a police report, and the Akka Yadav went after Usha and threatened her of raping and killing Usha. But Usha refused that would happen. She cursed them and threatened to kill them. Later the Neighbors united as one and stood up to help Usha when they saw her fighting back. This is an example of women empowerment.
Pro Argument
For many years, women around the world have been victims of extreme violence that is hard to comprehend. Learning to speak up is the strongest empowerment training. It can show girls that femininity does not entail docility, and can nurture assertiveness so that girls and women can stand up for themselves. The authors, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, of Half the Sky state, "The first step toward greater justice is to transform that culture of female docility and subservience, so that women themselves become more assertive and demanding"(53). HEAL is a hospital in Congo that treats battered women. Women get treatment for their wounds: physical, mental, and emotional. They also receive education about their economic options. The authors state that Harper’s skills training program for women awaiting surgery helps the women occupy their time “learning to sew, read, weave baskets, make soap, and bake bread. Typically, a woman chooses one of the skills and then works with the trainer until she is confident that she can make a living at it. When the women leaves, HEAL Africa gives her the raw material she needs,” which she then uses to establish her own economic autonomy (91). Women’s empowerment is the ability of women to overcome obstacles to achieve gender equality.
Con argument
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
In Conclusion
Women empowerment should be responded to. Its not fair how women are being treated. They have rights like anyone else. They should be treated equally. Weather or not they don’t have education or they do. It doesn’t matter from looks, or speaking fluently etc. women empowerment helps women gain power and that shows their family and others that their fighting for their rights. So then they will encourage women.
Juan Li
English 1A 8:00-9:00am
Prof. Wanda Sabir
4 Mar 2010
Women’s Empowerment Essay
The book “Half the Sky” focuses on women’s issues in the developing world. It tells some true stories and tries to help the reader to see the problems that women have in the world. It makes the reader think about what really happens to half of the world’s population—specifically, the weaker group--women. “Half the Sky” shows us that doing one thing--just giving money, just abolishing certain institutions, just prohibiting brothels, or just rescuing girls—can’t solve the problems which are connected to the exploitation and abuse of women. Half the Sky encourages us to start to care about the “dignity” of the weak. “Dignity” is the quality of people which makes people feel respect, and “dignity” is also the formal and grand behavior of an individual person. Should we believe that everybody has dignity? “Half the Sky” tells us that we should.
The struggle for independence for women has not been easy. As the book “Half the Sky” mentioned:
The neglect of women’s issues…does reflect some level of unconscious bias against women at every level, from the community to high-level decision-makers…While we may ignore it, maternal health does involve sex and sexuality; it is bloody and messy; and I think many men(not all, of course) have a visceral antipathy for dealing with it.
Women finding their own dignities, it has to be connected to the education system, to the job market system, to traditions and even to the internalized beliefs that women have about themselves and their role in society.
When we talk about women’s issues, do we mean that women are fighting against men? Shall we believe that once women get emancipated that men would be the slaves? Even though there are so many problems between men and women, which are going on in this world, about 80 percent of the population throughout the world, today still agree that marriage is necessary. This result proves that men and women are not enemies, actually they need each other.
In order to fix this problem, changing the education of sex in society and to teach a man how to respect a woman will be necessary. As long as a woman has dignity she could be independent and also she would teach her child to have dignity. Having a son will not be a most important thing for a woman and for a family. As long as a man has dignity he could get long with his family smoothly and also to teach his child to have dignity. As long as everybody has dignity our society will be safe. As Harper Jabbers said in the book “Half the Sky”:
There are times when all I want is a fast Internet connection, a latte, and a highway to drive on. Yet the greetings I receive in the morning from my coworkers are enough to keep me here. I have the blessing of carrying a purse sewn by a woman waiting for fistula surgery at the hospital and watching how these new skills have changed her whole composure and confidence, of celebrating with my Congolese friend who was accepted for a job right after he graduated from university, of seeing children in school who previously never had the chance, of rejoicing with a family over their improved harvest, of dancing with my coworkers over a grant awarded for a program. The main factor that separates me from my friends here is the opportunities I was given as a first-world citizen, and I believe it is my responsibility to work so that these opportunities are available to all.
We can’t solve the problems of women immediately, but at least we can keep working to change people’s mentality in our society. The belief in everyone’s right to respect and dignity can be the basic framework for all approaches to this problem. We might not have a lot of money to donate, but at least we can give our respect to the part of society which people needs help. We may not have an opportunity to do good things for those who are poor and needs help, but at least we can avoid doing anything bad to them if we believe that everybody has dignity. Even if someone is not a female, at least they can try to understand women. The most important thing is not to solve women’s issues in the immediately, the important thing is to have dignity in our daily lives and also to respect other people’s rights to have dignity as well. Compared to a lot of animals, humans have weak bodies. Human civilization depends on the human brain, so organizing our mind is important. If we look for the definition of what it means to be a human being, we can see that a human is basically “a dignified weakling”. We believe that every human being has dignity.
Jennie Lo
Prof. Wanda
English 1A 9:00-9:50am
March 6, 2010
Half the Sky 4 part Women's Empowerment essay
“Half The Sky” shows how women are treated in various situations. Women should have the same rights as men. Women have the rights to be free from all forms of domestic violence. Women have the same rights to bodily anatomy as men as regards to their reproductive organs. For example in chapter 3 Usha stood up to Akka Yadav gang in fear for her life because she filed a police report, and the Akka Yadav went after Usha and threatened her of raping and killing Usha. But Usha refused that would happen. She cursed them and threatened to kill them. Later the Neighbors united as one and stood up to help Usha when they saw her fighting back. This is an example of women empowerment. (Sabah said, Kimthuy Tran, Lupe Romarez and Ahu Yildirim)
For many years, women around the world have been victims of extreme violence that is hard to comprehend. Learning to speak up is the strongest empowerment training. It can show girls that femininity does not entail docility, and can nurture assertiveness so that girls and women can stand up for themselves. The authors, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, of Half the Sky state, "The first step toward greater justice is to transform that culture of female docility and subservience, so that women themselves become more assertive and demanding"(53). HEAL is a hospital in Congo that treats battered women. Women get treatment for their wounds: physical, mental, and emotional. They also receive education about their economic options. The authors state that Harper’s skills training program for women awaiting surgery helps the women occupy their time “learning to sew, read, weave baskets, make soap, and bake bread. Typically, a woman chooses one of the skills and then works with the trainer until she is confident that she can make a living at it. When the women leaves, HEAL Africa gives her the raw material she needs,” which she then uses to establish her own economic autonomy (91). Women’s empowerment is the ability of women to overcome obstacles to achieve gender equality. (Romina Sarmiento, Jennie Lo, Lisa Huey and Nico Baquiran)
Mass rapes have been reported at stunning levels in recent conflicts. Half of the women in Sierra Leone endured sexual violence or the threat of it during the upheavals in that country, and a United Nations report claims that 90 percent of girls and women over the age of three were sexually abused in parts of Liberia during civil war there. Honor rapes arise from an obsession with virginity and from the authorities’ indifference to injustices suffered by the poor and uneducated. Sherahah Syed, a prominent gynecologist in Karach, says that he frequently treats young girls from the slums after rapes. However, after he treated rape victims, he would tell the girls not to go to the police because the police would rape them (84). Will this be a way to prevent rape? Should we encourage the girls and women speak up or to hiding? This is really become an unsolved problem if no one come up to speak, however who can risk herself to speak up if the police is the danger stranger?
Women's empowerment is crucial to family households, communities, and the society of a country. Giving women more financial power through microfinance can bring a family out of poverty but also create tension between the dynamics in a marriage. Some men, like Bernard of Burundi, have a new found appreciation for their wives. “I see my wife making money now, and bringing cash into the house,” he said. “I have more respect for her now” (Kristof and WuDunn 203). Education and women’s empowerment helps women gain a more powerful role in the family and elevates the society as a whole. (Chelsea Eomurian, James Barker, Brittany Tuazon and Aptisam)
Phillip Redd
Professor Sabir
English 1A 8-8:50a
4 March 2010
Don't Wait for Someone Else to Empower You. Empower Youself!
“Half The Sky” shows how women are treated in various situations. Women should have the same rights as men. Women have the rights to be free from all forms of domestic violence. Women have the same rights to bodily anatomy as men as regards to their reproductive organs. For example in chapter 3 Usha stood up to Akka YAdav gang in fear for her life because she filed a police report, and the Akka Yadav went after Usha and threatened her of raping and killing Usha. But Usha refused that would happen. She cursed them and threatened to kill them. Later the Neighbors united as one and stood up to help Usha when they saw her fighting back. This is an example of women empowerment.
Mass rapes have been reported at stunning levels in recent conflicts. Half of the women in Sierra Leone endured sexual violence or the threat of it during the upheavals in that country, and a United Nations report claims that 90 percent of girls and women over the age of three were sexually abused in parts of Liberia during civil war there. Honor rapes arise from an obsession with virginity and from the authorities’ indifference to injustices suffered by the poor and uneducated. Sherahah Syed, a prominent gynecologist in Karach, says that he frequently treats young girls from the slums after rapes. However, after he treated rape victims, he would tell the girls not to go to the police because the police would rape them (84). Will this be a way to prevent rape? Should we encourage the girls and women speak up or to hiding? This is really become an unsolved problem if no one come up to speak, however who can risk herself to speak up if the police is the danger stranger?
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
I conclude the only reasonable solution is revenge. If you live in some outlaw land and nobody cares if you get raped, the every man, or every woman for themselves rule applies. The best example from this book is where women in India took, a gangster who ruthless raped people, to court. They didn’t get the justice they wanted, so they stabbed him to death in the courtroom. If payback is a bitch, you may think twice about committing transgressions against women.
Abtisam Kaaid
Professor Sabir
English 1A
Women’s Empowerment Essay
Introduction:
In the Book Half the Sky, they describe many struggles between men and women. For many years women around the world have been victims of extreme violence. Which bring me to these world: “Women hold up half the Sky.” how can women hold up have the sky if they have no rights? Through out this books many questions may come to your mind, where is the justice? Learning to speak up is the strongest empowerment that women can do. Women’s empowerment is the ability of women to overcome obstacles to achieve gender equality.
Pro Argument:
In many countries, the mistreatment of women is the norm and “these attitudes are embedded in the culture and will change only with education and local leadership” (Kristof and WuDunn, 67). If this is normal for the culture and women aren’t going to stand up for themselves, why should there be any help to rise up and stop it. In certain areas in Africa, the value for food or other things is much more than it is for the children and women because they are willing to put them on the line for the rest of the family. There is ultimately no punishment for a rapist. In Ethiopia, a girl was raped and then forced to marry the man who raped and abused her. Being that there was no punishment for the man, the man was able to marry the young girl after his crime was committed. This action was done on purpose because the man was not able to pay the dowry to the family for her marriage. This is a good thing because now the girl does not have to worry about finding a man and doesn’t have to worry about another man trying to court her. Since Marriage is a main goal for girls in these cultures, isn’t this a good thing?
Con Argument:
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life. For those who are for women’s empowerment, you have the power to educate and contribute to a great cause. Each and every one of you is a voice that will be heard and make a difference in the efforts to change these women’s perspective on how they can improve their lives. There are still those who don’t believe there is anything wrong with the way these women are treated. As time passes and people become more educated and aware of the severity of this situation, that in itself is a ray of hope to open up their eyes to the truth.
In Conclusion:
Women empowerment should be responded to. Its not fair how women are being treated. They have rights like anyone else. They should be treated equally. Weather or not they don’t have education or they do. It doesn’t matter from looks, or speaking fluently etc. women empowerment helps women gain power and that shows their family and others that their fighting for their rights. So then they will encourage women.
Kimthuy Tran
English 1A ( 9-9:50)
Professor Sabir
Women’s Empowerment Essay
Introduction
“Half The Sky” shows how women are treated in various situations. Women should have the same rights as men. Women have the rights to be free from all forms of domestic violence. Women have the same rights to bodily anatomy as men as regards to their reproductive organs. For example in chapter 3 Usha stood up to Akka YAdav gang in fear for her life because she filed a police report, and the Akka Yadav went after Usha and threatened her of raping and killing Usha. But Usha refused that would happen. She cursed them and threatened to kill them. Later the Neighbors united as one and stood up to help Usha when they saw her fight
Pro Argument:
The book “Half the Sky” focuses on women’s issues in the developing world. It tells some true stories and tries to help the reader to see the problems that women have in the world. For example, the book talked about, "Momm, like many brothel girls, had become addicted to methamphetamines. Often the brothel owners give girls meth to keep them compliant and dependent. In her village, the craving had overwhelmed her, and she was consumed by the need to go back to the brothel and get some meth."(page39) It makes the reader think about what really happens to half of the world’s population—women. Caring women’s empowerment is important and equality is everybody’s basic rights. Women need to attain for their own rights and our society need to accept women’s empowerment.
Con Argument:
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
Conclusion:
Half The Sky breaks readers’ heart by the true stories about difficulties and grieves of women in developing countries, and the book is also women’s voice asking to help. The only way which can bring them out of oppression is get education, learn to speak up and attain women empowerments.
Kimthuy Tran
English 1A ( 9-9:50)
Professor Sabir
Women’s Empowerment Essay
Introduction
“Half The Sky” shows how women are treated in various situations. Women should have the same rights as men. Women have the rights to be free from all forms of domestic violence. Women have the same rights to bodily anatomy as men as regards to their reproductive organs. For example in chapter 3 Usha stood up to Akka YAdav gang in fear for her life because she filed a police report, and the Akka Yadav went after Usha and threatened her of raping and killing Usha. But Usha refused that would happen. She cursed them and threatened to kill them. Later the Neighbors united as one and stood up to help Usha when they saw her fight
Pro Argument:
The book “Half the Sky” focuses on women’s issues in the developing world. It tells some true stories and tries to help the reader to see the problems that women have in the world. For example, the book talked about, "Momm, like many brothel girls, had become addicted to methamphetamines. Often the brothel owners give girls meth to keep them compliant and dependent. In her village, the craving had overwhelmed her, and she was consumed by the need to go back to the brothel and get some meth."(page39) It makes the reader think about what really happens to half of the world’s population—women. Caring women’s empowerment is important and equality is everybody’s basic rights. Women need to attain for their own rights and our society need to accept women’s empowerment.
Con Argument:
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
Conclusion: Kimthuy writes
Half The Sky breaks readers’ heart by the true stories about difficulties and grieves of women in developing countries, and the book is also women’s voice asking to help. A question comes up to every reader is what women in developing countries should do, and how we can help them to fight for their right and justice .The ways which can bring them out of oppression and social bias are to get education, learn to speak up, and attain women empowerments.
Crystal Cortez
English 1A 8-8:50AM
Professor Wanda
Class Women Empowerment Essay of “Half The Sky”
“Half The Sky” shows how women are treated in various situations. Women should have the same rights as men. Women have the rights to be free from all forms of domestic violence. Women have the same rights to bodily anatomy as men as regards to their reproductive organs. For example in chapter 3 Usha stood up to Akka YAdav gang in fear for her life because she filed a police report, and the Akka Yadav went after Usha and threatened her of raping and killing Usha. But Usha refused that would happen. She cursed them and threatened to kill them. Later the Neighbors united as one and stood up to help Usha when they saw her fighting back. This is an example of women empowerment. (By: Kimthuy Tran, Lupe Romarez, and Ahu Yildirim)
For many years, women around the world have been victims of extreme violence that is hard to comprehend. Learning to speak up is the strongest empowerment training. It can show girls that femininity does not entail docility, and can nurture assertiveness so that girls and women can stand up for themselves. The authors, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, of Half the Sky state, "The first step toward greater justice is to transform that culture of female docility and subservience, so that women themselves become more assertive and demanding"(53). HEAL is a hospital in Congo that treats battered women. Women get treatment for their wounds: physical, mental, and emotional. They also receive education about their economic options. The authors state that Harper’s skills training program for women awaiting surgery helps the women occupy their time “learning to sew, read, weave baskets, make soap, and bake bread. Typically, a woman chooses one of the skills and then works with the trainer until she is confident that she can make a living at it. When the women leaves, HEAL Africa gives her the raw material she needs,” which she then uses to establish her own economic autonomy (91). Women’s empowerment is the ability of women to overcome obstacles to achieve gender equality. (By: Romina Sarmiento, Jennie Lo, Lisa Huey, Nico Baquiran)
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life. (By: Andrew Yount, Cristian Barrionuevo, John Rawson, Crystal Cortez, Phil Redd)
Women’s empowerment is a very important practice that every country should take in consideration. Every human being should be treated equally, man or woman but especially woman since it is not practice in many countries mainly in third world countries. This encouragement will not only help woman but empower the country and the families in every community in every way possible.
Edith Gonzalez
English 1A-9am
Professor Sabir
March 7, 2010
Women's Empowerment Essay
Across the globe women have been oppressed by many factors since the beginning of time. Women’s empowerment is not something new to the world but risen amongst women over the past century. One act that happened in the early 1900’s was when women stood up for themselves so they would be seen as equals and have the right to vote in America. The book written by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn titled, Half The Sky, focuses on discussing women oppression in all four corners of the globe . The book focuses on three specific issues: “sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender based violence, including honor killings and mass rape; and maternal mortality” (xxi). Women empowerment is key to eliminating women’s oppression.
In many parts of the world, women are not in charge of their lives. Some have been sold into prostitution or have been abused by their husbands. Some of these women are tired of being treated like this and would like to get control of their lives. Through organizations women have been able to gain more control of their lives. Goretti was a woman that was abused and controlled by her husband. She heard of a CARE program and thought of attending but her husband did not allow her. Although Goretti was not allowed to go she went and “The members promptly elected Goretti as their president” (p200). Through this program Gorreti received financial help to help grow her crops. This made her business of banana beer possible. Now she was in control of what the money would be spent on and her husband stopped abusing her. Goretti was able to give her children the education that they deserved. Life for her and her family became better.
In many countries, the mistreatment of women is the norm and “these attitudes are embedded in the culture and will change only with education and local leadership” (Kristof and WuDunn, 67). If this is normal for the culture and women aren’t going to stand up for themselves, why should there be any help to rise up and stop it. In certain areas in Africa, the value for food or other things is much more than it is for the children and women because they are willing to put them on the line for the rest of the family. There is ultimately no punishment for a rapist. In Ethiopia, a girl was raped and then forced to marry the man who raped and abused her. Being that there was no punishment for the man, the man was able to marry the young girl after his crime was committed. This action was done on purpose because the man was not able to pay the dowry to the family for her marriage. This can is a good thing because now the girl does not have to worry about finding a man and doesn’t have to worry about another man trying to court her. Since Marriage is a main goal for girls in these cultures, isn’t this a good thing?
Women empowerment is something that can have both its good outcomes and bad. However, women don’t want to be superior to a man, which is what many people believe, they just would like to get the same equal treatment as men. Women have gone through a lot of abuse and women empowerment is the only outlet they have for putting and end to the abuse. It is essential for them to speak out and stand up for the rights that belong to each and every one of them.
Summera Farooq
Eng 1A 8-8:50am
7 March 2010
Wanda Sabir
“Half the Sky”
Women Empowerment Essay
My group is the middle ground. We came up together with the introduction for the essay.
In Half the Sky women are treated less of a wife and more like a servant. Based on real life stories the book brings issues like women education. Women empowerment helps raise economic success, contributes to improve health as well as increase the chance of education in developing countries. Women like Saima were able to buy back her family and recruit other women to join and improve the community. Or women like Edna who built a maternity hospital for poor women. Brothels in third countries take away women’s rights and chance for an education. Ainul Bibi’s brothel kept women and their children so the girls cannot run away.
Women empower is good for society in some countries. In chapter seven Edna’s Hospital is mentioned. She came from a small town in Somalia. Her new born brother died when the midwife dropped him on his head. Her father was doctor and her mother was a daughter of a postmaster-general, at a tennis court. Edna became a first Somali girl to study in Britain. She became first qualified mid wife of her country. With the help of her friends and fans she builds a maternity hospital. She is also training midwives. If she was not a strong woman, everything would have been impossible. She might have not been here today helping young girls and women.
Women empowerment is a bad thing in some countries. In chapter one a brothel is run by a woman Ainul’s Brothel. She put her own daughter to the same jobs as the other young girls. She beats the girls when they do not listen to them and if they do not do whatever they want them to do then the girls are tied up and beaten by male in a room. The girls have to do all the chores at home; they are not allowed to go outside. If a woman gives birth to a child the child will be taken and kept as a hostage. So the woman will not run away. I f the owner of the brothel runs a school it would be better for the society and the next generation. Women will be safe and educated .They will not have to be at the brothel because they will be able to work and earn some money.
In Half the Sky women empowerment helps accomplish situations and health as well as taking away their freedom of choice. Many women around the world are making difference by educating their daughters and also helping their families and the society. Women should have the freedom to be educated.
Women empowerment can have positive and negative outcomes. Everyone should be treated equally. After all we are all human and one God created us. We came through the same process; then why the Sexism. The only solution in the book is to educate or marry the woman. Women should have the same rights as men.
Ahu Yildirim
Professor Wanda Posse
English 1A 9 to 9:50am
03/04/2010
Women’s Empowerment Essay
Introduction
“Half The Sky” shows how women are treated in various situations. Women should have the same rights as men. Women have the rights to be free from all forms of domestic violence. Women have the same rights to bodily anatomy as men as regards to their reproductive organs. For example in chapter 3 Usha stood up to Akka YAdav gang in fear for her life because she filed a police report, and the Akka Yadav went after Usha and threatened her of raping and killing Usha. But Usha refused that would happen. She cursed them and threatened to kill them. Later the Neighbors united as one and stood up to help Usha when they saw her fighting back. This is an example of women empowerment.
Pro Argument
For many years, women around the world have been victims of extreme violence that is hard to comprehend. Learning to speak up is the strongest empowerment training. It can show girls that femininity does not entail docility, and can nurture assertiveness so that girls and women can stand up for themselves. The authors, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, of Half the Sky state, "The first step toward greater justice is to transform that culture of female docility and subservience, so that women themselves become more assertive and demanding"(53). HEAL is a hospital in Congo that treats battered women. Women get treatment for their wounds: physical, mental, and emotional. They also receive education about their economic options. The authors state that Harper’s skills training program for women awaiting surgery helps the women occupy their time “learning to sew, read, weave baskets, make soap, and bake bread. Typically, a woman chooses one of the skills and then works with the trainer until she is confident that she can make a living at it. When the women leaves, HEAL Africa gives her the raw material she needs,” which she then uses to establish her own economic autonomy (91). Women’s empowerment is the ability of women to overcome obstacles to achieve gender equality.
Co Argument
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
Conclusion (Ahu Yildirim’s)
Women should have opportunity to learn the value of their self and stand up against oppression, domestic violence, child custody, pornography. Women are inferior to men in many places in the world and especially in third world countries. Neither man nor woman is inferior from each other. We are all humans who should have the same rights. Overall women need opportunity to get education especially in third world countries. Education will raise their self esteem and will establish their rights. They will be able to speak up and don’t allow oppression, violence or prostitution as we read it in the book of “Half the Sky”. Women will create and have their solid empowerment.
Ahu Yildirim
Professor Wanda Posse
English 1A 9 to 9:50am
03/04/2010
Women’s Empowerment Essay
Introduction
“Half The Sky” shows how women are treated in various situations. Women should have the same rights as men. Women have the rights to be free from all forms of domestic violence. Women have the same rights to bodily anatomy as men as regards to their reproductive organs. For example in chapter 3 Usha stood up to Akka YAdav gang in fear for her life because she filed a police report, and the Akka Yadav went after Usha and threatened her of raping and killing Usha. But Usha refused that would happen. She cursed them and threatened to kill them. Later the Neighbors united as one and stood up to help Usha when they saw her fighting back. This is an example of women empowerment.
Pro Argument
For many years, women around the world have been victims of extreme violence that is hard to comprehend. Learning to speak up is the strongest empowerment training. It can show girls that femininity does not entail docility, and can nurture assertiveness so that girls and women can stand up for themselves. The authors, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, of Half the Sky state, "The first step toward greater justice is to transform that culture of female docility and subservience, so that women themselves become more assertive and demanding"(53). HEAL is a hospital in Congo that treats battered women. Women get treatment for their wounds: physical, mental, and emotional. They also receive education about their economic options. The authors state that Harper’s skills training program for women awaiting surgery helps the women occupy their time “learning to sew, read, weave baskets, make soap, and bake bread. Typically, a woman chooses one of the skills and then works with the trainer until she is confident that she can make a living at it. When the women leaves, HEAL Africa gives her the raw material she needs,” which she then uses to establish her own economic autonomy (91). Women’s empowerment is the ability of women to overcome obstacles to achieve gender equality.
Co Argument The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
Conclusion (Ahu Yildirim’s) Women should have opportunity to learn the value of themselves and stand up against oppression, domestic violence, child custody, pornography. Women are inferior to men in many places in the world and especially in third world countries. Neither man nor woman is inferior from each other. We are all humans who should have the same rights. Overall women need opportunity to get education especially in third world countries. Education will raise their self esteem and will establish their rights. They will be able to speak up and don’t allow oppression, violence or prostitution as we read it in the book of “Half the Sky”. Women will create and have their solid empowerment.
SunJungPark
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A 8-8:50 Am
March, 8 .2010
"women empowerment"
four pargraph
(Introduction)
In the book “Half the sky”, they showed inequality women in the world by survey. In the 19th and 20th Centuries, Women’s empowerment is not expression main society but recently, women stands out their right from finance, education, and health condition which is surprise revolution. . The book authors by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn titled, Half The Sky, focuses on three specific issues: “sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender based violence, including honor killings and mass rape; and maternal mortality” (introduction, xxi). Women empowerment is solution to eliminating women’s domination.
(Pro Augment)
Women’s Empowerment helps raise economic success, contributes to improved health as well as increasing the chances of education in developing countries. Woman like Saima were able to buy back her family and recruit other woman to join and improve the community (185). Or women like Edna who built a maternity hospital for poor woman (123). Brothels in third world countries take away women’s rights and chance for an education. Ainul Bibi’s brothel kept women and their children so the girls cannot run away (71). In “Half the Sky” women’s empowerment helps accomplish situations and health as well as taking away their freedom of choices.
(Con Augment)
In Afghanistan, there is Islam country, Muslim. Nick met brave man and they discuss about his mother. He never permit his mother go to hospital why there is no more female doctor. Her son must follow this rule that women can’t meet stranger men. A politically incorrect point must be noted here (149). The Koran explicitly endorses some gender discrimination (151). The economic implications of gender discrimination are most serious which the greatest handicap of Muslim Middle Eastern societies is today (160). How can’t go to hospital women, is it modern news? This country is convert situation for women. I hope change their basic society thinking.
(Conclusion)
Women's empowerment helps raise economic productivity; make microcredit and reduce maternal mortality. Samia happened microcredit revolution with thirty women’s group. Women's Learning Partnership emphasizes women's leadership and empowerment in the developing world. We are striving to improve maternal health and to better protect women and children during times of conflict, and we are committed to engaging men, for we will never fully empower women without changing attitudes and stereotypes. This situation has to change; women and man are equality. It contributes to improved health and nutrition and increases the chances of education for the next generation.
Julian Shipnuck
English 1A
9-10
Awakening empowerment and Killing oppression
Across the globe women have been oppressed by many factors since the beginning of time. Women’s empowerment is not something new to the world but risen amongst women over the past century. One act that happened in the early 1900’s was when women stood up for themselves so they would be seen as equals and have the right to vote in America. The book written by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn titled, Half The Sky, focuses on discussing women oppression in all four corners of the globe. The book focuses on three specific issues: “sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender based violence, including honor killings and mass rape; and maternal mortality” (xxi). Women empowerment is key to eliminating women’s oppression.
In many parts of the world, women are not in charge of their lives. Some have been sold into prostitution or have been abused by their husbands. Some of these women are tired of being treated like this and would like to get control of their lives. Through organizations women have been able to gain more control of their lives. Goretti was a woman that was abused and controlled by her husband. She heard of a CARE program and thought of attending but her husband did not allow her. Although Goretti was not allowed to go she went and “The members promptly elected Goretti as their president” (p200). Through this program Gorreti received financial help to help grow her crops. This made her business of banana beer possible. Now she was in control of what the money would be spent on and her husband stopped abusing her. Goretti was able to give her children the education that they deserved. Life for her and her family became better.
However, in many countries, the mistreatment of women is the norm and “these attitudes are embedded in the culture and will change only with education and local leadership” (Kristof and WuDunn, 67). If this is normal for the culture and women aren’t going to stand up for themselves, why should there be any help to rise up and stop it. In certain areas in Africa, the value for food or other things is much more than it is for the children and women because they are willing to put them on the line for the rest of the family. There is ultimately no punishment for a rapist. In Ethiopia, a girl was raped and then forced to marry the man who raped and abused her. Being that there was no punishment for the man, the man was able to marry the young girl after his crime was committed. This action was done on purpose because the man was not able to pay the dowry to the family for her marriage. This can is a good thing because now the girl does not have to worry about finding a man and doesn’t have to worry about another man trying to court her. Since Marriage is a main goal for girls in these cultures, isn’t this a good thing?
To conclude I believe that all sexes should be treated equally, women should not be treated as slaves to the man. Without women there is no man. But, I also believe that if people are unhappy they personally should do something, not just wait to be helped. That being said the women in this book are strong individuals whose story has a right to be heard, but there are tens of millions more who haven’t had the opportunity or courage to stand up, it is our job as humans to help in any way we can. We do this so we can live in a world where our sister mothers and wives don’t have to be scared about walking outside in the m
Leonardo Martin
Professor Sabir
English 1A 9-9:50a
8 March 2010
Across the globe women have been oppressed by many factors since the beginning of time. We must understand these mistreatments in order create a plan that will make sufficient change among our society. Women’s empowerment is not something new to the world but risen amongst women over the past century. One act that happened in the early 1900’s was when the women suffrage movement effectively fought for equal voting rigts here in the United States of America. The book written by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn titled, Half The Sky, focuses on discussing women oppression in all four corners of the globe. The book focuses on three specific issues: “sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender based violence, including honor killings and mass rape; and maternal mortality” (xxi). Women empowerment is key to eliminating women’s oppression.
In many countries, the mistreatment of women is the norm and “these attitudes are embedded in the culture and will change only with education and local leadership” (Kristof and WuDunn, 67). If this is normal for the culture and women aren’t going to stand up for themselves, why should there be any help to rise up and stop it. In certain areas in Africa, the value for food or other things is much more than it is for the children and women because they are willing to put them on the line for the rest of the family. There is ultimately no punishment for a rapist. In Ethiopia, a girl was raped and then forced to marry the man who raped and abused her. Being that there was no punishment for the man, the man was able to marry the young girl after his crime was committed. This action was done on purpose because the man was not able to pay the dowry to the family for her marriage. This is a good thing because now the girl does not have to worry about finding a man and doesn’t have to worry about another man trying to court her. Since Marriage is a main goal for girls in these cultures, isn’t this a good thing?
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
Women should have opportunity to learn the value of their self and stand up against oppression, domestic violence, child custody, and pornography. Women are inferior to men in many places in the world and especially in third world countries. Neither man nor woman is inferior from each other. We are all humans who should have the same rights. Overall women need opportunity to get education especially in third world countries. Education will raise their self-esteem and will establish their rights. They will be able to speak up and don’t allow oppression, violence or prostitution as we read it in the book of “Half the Sky”. Women will create and have their solid empowerment.
Veronica Flores
Professor Sabir
English 1A
5 March 2010
Women’s Empowerment Essay
Half The Sky” shows how women are treated in various situations. Women should have the same rights as men. Women have the rights to be free from all forms of domestic violence. Women have the same rights to bodily anatomy as men as regards to their reproductive organs. For example in chapter 3 Usha stood up to Akka YAdav gang in fear for her life because she filed a police report, and the Akka Yadav went after Usha and threatened her of raping and killing Usha. But Usha refused that would happen. She cursed them and threatened to kill them. Later the Neighbors united as one and stood up to help Usha when they saw her fighting back. This is an example of women empowerment.
Mass rapes have been reported at stunning levels in recent conflicts. Half of the women in Sierra Leone endured sexual violence or the threat of it during the upheavals in that country, and a United Nations report claims that 90 percent of girls and women over the age of three were sexually abused in parts of Liberia during civil war there. Honor rapes arise from an obsession with virginity and from the authorities’ indifference to injustices suffered by the poor and uneducated. Sherahah Syed, a prominent gynecologist in Karach, says that he frequently treats young girls from the slums after rapes. However, after he treated rape victims, he would tell the girls not to go to the police because the police would rape them (84). Will this be a way to prevent rape? Should we encourage the girls and women speak up or to hiding? This is really become an unsolved problem if no one come up to speak, however who can risk herself to speak up if the police is the danger stranger?
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
Women’s empowerment is crucial to help make this world a better place. The importance of women’s rights in developing countries is neglected because many women do not have the courage to speak. Some would way that if women cannot take a stand for themselves, then why should anyone else? This is why we should help bring attention to this issue, and be the voice that these women lack. Education takes a big role in women’s failure to speak up. They lack the knowledge of the rights that they deserve. We must take a stand for education in developing countries. With education, all else will fall into place.
Razo 1
Arely Razo
Professor Sabir
English 1A
6 March 2010
Women’s life Struggles
In different parts of the world women are treated different. In some areas women have so many restriction s in what they can or cannot do. For many years life for women has been very complicated. In order for the lives of women to improve they must be the ones that have the power and say how the household income should be spent.
Goretti was a women that was abused and controlled by her husband. she heard of a CARE program and thought of attending but her husband did not allow her. Although Goretti was not allowed to go she went and “The members promptly elected Goretti as their president” (p200). Through this program Gorreti received financial help to help grow her crops. This made her business of banana beer possible. Now she was in control of what the money would be spent on and her husband stopped abusing her. Goretti was able to give her children the education that they deserved. Life for her and her family became better.
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having
Razo 2
equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
Women's empowerment is crucial to family households, communities, and the society of a country. Giving women more financial power through microfinance can bring a family out of poverty but also create tension between the dynamics in a marriage. Some men, like Bernard of Burundi, have a new found appreciation for their wives. “I see my wife making money now, and bringing cash into the house,” he said. “I have more respect for her now” (Kristof and WuDunn 203). Education and women’s empowerment helps women gain a more powerful role in the family and elevates the society as a whole.
Lucia Fallah
Ms. Wanda Sabir
English 1A 8:00-9:00am
March 4, 2010
In Half the Sky Women are mistreated and abuse. These women are considered to be an abject rather than another human. The mistreatment is rapid around the world and most women are unwilling to fight against. One of the methods that will change the lives of these women is education, protection and community support. Thousand of women around the world are abuse everyday. Most importantly these women are change abuse and empowering other women to fight.
Pro Argument:
In many countries, the mistreatment of women is the norm and “these attitudes are embedded in the culture and will change only with education and local leadership” (Kristof and WuDunn, 67). If this is normal for the culture and women aren’t going to stand up for themselves, why should there be any help to rise up and stop it. In certain areas in Africa, the value for food or other things is much more than it is for the children and women because they are willing to put them on the line for the rest of the family. There is ultimately no punishment for a rapist. In Ethiopia, a girl was raped and then forced to marry the man who raped and abused her. Being that there was no punishment for the man, the man was able to marry the young girl after his crime was committed. This action was done on purpose because the man was not able to pay the dowry to the family for her marriage. This is a good thing because now the girl does not have to worry about finding a man and doesn’t have to worry about another man trying to court her. Since Marriage is a main goal for girls in these cultures, isn’t this a good thing?
Con Argument:
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life. For those who are for women’s empowerment, you have the power to educate and contribute to a great cause. Each and every one of you is a voice that will be heard and make a difference in the efforts to change these women’s perspective on how they can improve their lives. There are still those who don’t believe there is anything wrong with the way these women are treated. As time passes and people become more educated and aware of the severity of this situation, that in itself is a ray of hope to open up their eyes to the truth.
When we talk about women’s issues, do we mean that women are fighting against men? Shall we believe that once women get emancipated that men would be the slaves? Even though there are so many problems between men and women, which are going on in this world, about 80 percent of the population throughout the world, today still agree that marriage is necessary. This result proves that men and women are not enemies, actually they need each other.b
Lucia Fallah
Ms. Wanda Sabir
English 1A 8:00-9:00am
March 4, 2010
In Half the Sky Women are mistreated and abuse. These women are considered to be an abject rather than another human. The mistreatment is rapid around the world and most women are unwilling to fight against. One of the methods that will change the lives of these women is education, protection and community support. Thousand of women around the world are abuse everyday. Most importantly these women are change abuse and empowering other women to fight.
Pro Argument:
In many countries, the mistreatment of women is the norm and “these attitudes are embedded in the culture and will change only with education and local leadership” (Kristof and WuDunn, 67). If this is normal for the culture and women aren’t going to stand up for themselves, why should there be any help to rise up and stop it. In certain areas in Africa, the value for food or other things is much more than it is for the children and women because they are willing to put them on the line for the rest of the family. There is ultimately no punishment for a rapist. In Ethiopia, a girl was raped and then forced to marry the man who raped and abused her. Being that there was no punishment for the man, the man was able to marry the young girl after his crime was committed. This action was done on purpose because the man was not able to pay the dowry to the family for her marriage. This is a good thing because now the girl does not have to worry about finding a man and doesn’t have to worry about another man trying to court her. Since Marriage is a main goal for girls in these cultures, isn’t this a good thing?
Con Argument:
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life. For those who are for women’s empowerment, you have the power to educate and contribute to a great cause. Each and every one of you is a voice that will be heard and make a difference in the efforts to change these women’s perspective on how they can improve their lives. There are still those who don’t believe there is anything wrong with the way these women are treated. As time passes and people become more educated and aware of the severity of this situation, that in itself is a ray of hope to open up their eyes to the truth.
When we talk about women’s issues, do we mean that women are fighting against men? Shall we believe that once women get emancipated that men would be the slaves? Even though there are so many problems between men and women, which are going on in this world, about 80 percent of the population throughout the world, today still agree that marriage is necessary. This result proves that men and women are not enemies, actually they need each other.b
Brittany Tuazon
March 11, 2010
Wanda Sabir
English 1A 9:00AM
Empowerment essay
In order to affect the lives of these women, they must be liberated from the oppression of their society. We cannot change all hearts of men that they’ve been condition to believe since their grandfathers. But we can influence these women to believe in their inner power. The women that were liberated and empowered influence their community in variable ways. Many other women so badly abused, with no stark of hope for the future rebuilt their lives. However, those who were saved reconstructed their communities with banks, schools, and personal businesses to bring money into their homes. In hopes these changed women can inspire the people, the children to change the future of their present countries. Half the sky suggests, “The solution begins with women. Educate and empower them and change will follow.”
In many parts of the world, women are not in charge of their lives. some have been sold into prostitution or have been abused by their husbands. some of these women are tired of being treated like this and would like to get control of their lives. Through organizations women have been able to gain more control of their lives.
Goretti was a women that was abused and controlled by her husband. she heard of a CARE program and thought of attending but her husband did not allow her. Although Goretti was not allowed to go she went and “The members promptly elected Goretti as their president” (p200). Through this program Gorreti received financial help to help grow her crops. This made her business of banana beer possible. Now she was in control of what the money would be spent on and her husband stopped abusing her. Goretti was able to give her children the education that they deserved. Life for her and her family became better.
The empowerment of women can lead to a constant tug of war between genders. You can compare the situation to that of a parent with two children, if one is favored over the other then the other child will want the same treatment and thus a never ending cycle forms. By giving women more rights than men, we are making women seem weak and inferior by giving these chances to them instead of letting them achieve them on their own merit. Although, we are against the idea of giving more rights to women than men, we do support the idea of having equal rights for both genders in all aspects of life.
Women's empowerment is crucial to family households, communities, and the society of a country. Giving women more financial power through microfinance can bring a family out of poverty but also create tension between the dynamics in a marriage. Some men, like Bernard of Burundi, have a new found appreciation for their wives. “I see my wife making money now, and bringing cash into the house,” he said. “I have more respect for her now” (Kristof and WuDunn 203). Education and women’s empowerment helps women gain a more powerful role in the family and elevates the society as a whole.
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