http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/international-womens-attitudes-towards-domestic-v-6y
I came across this really eye-opening article the other day, that is very relevant to this class. The chart outlines how many women in different countries believe that its ok for their husbands to hit them. It was startling to see that as many as 90% of women in certain countries believe that domestic violence is acceptable. It had never occurred to me just how ingrained some of these beliefs are in certain countries. It is shocking that women would feel this way about their own treatment. I think that change in many of these countries is going to take a very long time, because of how entrenched these concepts are in people's minds. It's hard for me not to feel almost frustrated that women would feel this way about themselves and their gender. This especially makes me angry that women would teach their daughters that they are allowed to be treated like that. If anyone were to ever ask me why we still need feminism, this is a prime example.
this is crazy! i had no idea about this! very interesting post and very sad that woman think this is acceptable
ReplyDeleteYeah this is disturbing. I wish it also asked them if they felt it was acceptable to hit their husbands, then if they say no ask why.
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