- It is often easier to see manifestations of women’s oppressionin cultures other than our own, since they don’t seem “natural†tous. However, as we have seen in class, for every issue we havelocated in “other cultures†we can find an analogous manifestationin the culture(s) of the United States that reveals a sharedrootedness in patriarchal society. Offer and explain U.S. analoguesto three of the following: stark division of gender roles, sonpreference, child marriage, and control of women’s sexuality.
-Discuss the origins of human rights discourse and the extent towhich it has been applied (or not) to women’s issues we havediscussed in class. Provide examples of how women’s lives (stories,issues, voices, ideas) continue to be \"silenced\" around theworld.
- Family has been described as a “mythical haven.†Even thoughmany of us find love and support among and within our families,statistically, it can be a dangerous place for women around theglobe and in the U.S. How exactly is it “dangerous†in the contextof women’s human rights? Why is it difficult to make motherhood,marriage and family “safe spaces†for women?
