Violence Against Women and Gender Equality Drew Barnette Sociology Steve Smith May 1st‚ 2016 Violence against Women What is it? Violence against women (VAW) is violent acts specifically against women. It is considered a hate crime and is gender-based‚ meaning that women are targeted specifically because they are women. Many people find that it is an extreme show of manifestation of unequal powers between men and women. Statistics show that at least one out of three women are
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Violence against women and girls is not confined to a specific culture‚ region or country‚ or to particular groups of women within a society. The roots of violence against women lie in persistent discrimination against women and girls cause up to 70 per cent of women experience violence in their lifetime‚ according to country data available. Also is important to point out the fact that women aged 15-44 are more at risk from rape and domestic violence than from cancer‚ car accidents‚ war and malaria
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ also referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare‚ set policies that are meant to protect the rights and health of the general population and are a clear form of government involvement in health care. This law acted in response to the lack of coverage of many insurance providers. Despite the possible rise in premiums that would result from Obamacare‚ government involvement in health care should continue due to the increase in the insured population
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violence against women and why it occurs but what most agree on is that the motive behind the abuse is rooted in gender inequality and it is for that reason some refer it as gender-based violence. In her report about violence in the lives of women‚ Stephanie Montesanti writes that the feminist opinion about the cause of this violence comes from “male-dominated social structures and socialization practices that teach men and women gender-specific roles that can influence violence and abuse against women”
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Obamacare was designed to help the lower income people whose jobs did not provide health insurance or those who could not afford it on their own. A few of the main or biggest beneficiaries of Obamacare include those between the ages of 18 and 34; blacks; Hispanics; and people who live in rural areas. The people that hurt the most from Obamacare include people who are 35 and older and those who are self-employed‚ or a combination of both. Many of these people who are hurt the most happen to generally
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Amanda McLain Dr. Harbour POSC 150-05 October 8‚ 2013 Obamacare: Blessing or a Curse? On October 1‚ 2013 insurance exchanges opened for individuals buying their own insurance with assistance from the government. This program commonly referred to‚ as Obamacare is formally known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Since 2009‚ when legislation was still in the debate stage‚ people have been beating down bogus claims about the Affordable Care Act. But in the recent months
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Jones International University America’s Political Conflict Over Obamacare Prof. Julia Maypole Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for HUM201 Peace and Conflict Studies By John W. Odom‚ III Abstract Affordable Care Act (A.C.A.) The conflict about the Affordable Care Act (or ObamaCare as it commonly called) has been one of the most controversial subjects in our country since the beginning of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2007. Ironically‚ the majority
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Violence against women persists in every country in the world as a pervasive violation of human rights and a major impediment to achieving gender equality. Such violence is unacceptable‚ whether perpetrated by the nation and its agent or by family members or strangers‚ in public or private sphere‚ in peacetime or in times of conflict. The UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon has stated that as long as violence against women continues‚ we cannot claim to be making real progress towards equality‚ development
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The Violance Against Women Act The purpose of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is to end with the violence against women in the U.S and to protect women from old notions‚ laws and social practices that have been to justify this violence. Some of the results and goals of the VAWA were: it changed the criminal justice system‚ victims of any type of violence got more access to services‚ new federal crimes related to violence were establish(Violance Against Women‚ 2013). In addition‚ VAWA helped
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Recently‚ the subject of Obamacare (the Affordable Care Ac) is debated everywhere. There are pros and cons to Obamacare. Although Obamacare is helpful to many‚ others see it as unfair‚ but with help from both sides a system that satisfies the needs of everyone should be obtainable. As far as pros‚ the Affordable Care Act contains many benefits‚ notably for those who receive low and middle incomes. This is incredibly helpful because healthcare is a necessity for everyone and Obamacare makes it easier to
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