What is gender inequality ?
~ Gender inequality is the unusual, one-sided and socially-constructed treatment of individuals based on their gender.
Why gender inequality ?
~ lack of power and control
~ social norms
~ physical appearance
~ economic dependency of women on men
Oppressing women around the world :
1) Gender pay gap
2) Virginity test & genital cutting
3) Female foeticide
4) Honor killing
LAWS
1) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
- by President Bill Clinton
- They have provided programs and services like :
· Federal rape shield law
· Community violence prevention programs
· Protections for victims who are evicted from their homes because of events related to domestic violence or stalking
· Funding for victim assistance services, like rape crisis centers and hotlines
· Programs to meet the needs of immigrant women and women of different races or ethnicities
· Programs and services for victims with disabilities
· Legal aid for survivors of domestic violence
2) Lebanon rape law
3) Marital Rape (United States Law)
~ Also known as spousal rape is non-consensual rape in which the perpetrator is the victim’s spouse
~ Currently, marital rape is illegal in all 50 US states
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