Women And Development Research Paper
Women and Development
Jennifer Hensley
Dr. Mehdi Nazer
SOC300
June 5th, 2011
Women are very important in realizing the goals of development yet they still face the hurdles of inequality and lower recognition in the predominant male society. They form a larger number in the world population but in most countries, only a few are given chances to air out their views at the national development. Women in developing countries experience worse cases for apart from facing violation in their rights, other problems like ethnic clashes and poor systems of governance still affect them. Gender inequality has made the breakthrough for women worldwide and mostly, in developing countries become difficult. Proportional representation has not rescued them from the political seclusion and the economic alienation. Ancient stereotypic beliefs are putting the social lives of women at stake, making it difficult for them to gain access to good education and higher social status as men. This essay is going to discuss the factors impeding women in development, their plight and the methods they have adapted to fight for their rights. Lastly, the resolutions that are supposed to be implemented to improve their development will also be looked at keenly.
Factors that cause the slow growth of women in development can be drawn back to ancient time. In the past, women were never seen as people who possessed the qualities to do something formal so, most of their roles were home based. Their only role was to take care of the family and they were never allowed to own property. Young girls at puberty were forced into marriage and thus denied chances to pursue their education. Today, some of these trends continue thus hindering the rate of women in development. In most developing nations, women are still forced to play home based roles. In the Middle East and the Northern parts of Africa, male chauvinism denies girls to get the necessary education. Girls are
Jennifer Hensley
Dr. Mehdi Nazer
SOC300
June 5th, 2011
Women are very important in realizing the goals of development yet they still face the hurdles of inequality and lower recognition in the predominant male society. They form a larger number in the world population but in most countries, only a few are given chances to air out their views at the national development. Women in developing countries experience worse cases for apart from facing violation in their rights, other problems like ethnic clashes and poor systems of governance still affect them. Gender inequality has made the breakthrough for women worldwide and mostly, in developing countries become difficult. Proportional representation has not rescued them from the political seclusion and the economic alienation. Ancient stereotypic beliefs are putting the social lives of women at stake, making it difficult for them to gain access to good education and higher social status as men. This essay is going to discuss the factors impeding women in development, their plight and the methods they have adapted to fight for their rights. Lastly, the resolutions that are supposed to be implemented to improve their development will also be looked at keenly.
Factors that cause the slow growth of women in development can be drawn back to ancient time. In the past, women were never seen as people who possessed the qualities to do something formal so, most of their roles were home based. Their only role was to take care of the family and they were never allowed to own property. Young girls at puberty were forced into marriage and thus denied chances to pursue their education. Today, some of these trends continue thus hindering the rate of women in development. In most developing nations, women are still forced to play home based roles. In the Middle East and the Northern parts of Africa, male chauvinism denies girls to get the necessary education. Girls are
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