Violence Against Women

Violence against women is a historical issue that, in my opinion, until recently has been swept under the rug and not worried about. This issue has been the underlying factor of the inequalities woman face in their everyday lives. In the reading, "Women's Rights Are Human Rights" it states that violence is a way for men to control women and to instill fear in them to do whatever they say.  I strongly agree with the reading in which the amount of violence enacted against women is directly correlated to too women's social and economic inequality, as well as relations between the sexes. To add on top of being a woman, those of a different race, ethnicity, sexuality, and class system have an added level of violence against them; based on just those factors alone.  Every type of violence a woman can face is terrible but in my opinion sexual violence is one of the worst, and most demeaning types. It not only gives a woman a false sense of security, but it is used by men in order to assert their power but it also degrades, and brings shame to women everywhere.  I completely agree that women's rights are human rights and feel so strongly for that.  That is why I enjoyed reading this article because it put into perspective how woman deserve to be treated as what we are, human beings. In order to find peace for women, many feminist groups have advocated and have succeeded in having violence against women become a governmental issue. While this does not alleviate the violence, it gives women hope that if it is happening to them, there are ways for them to receive the help they need; even if they are unable to afford it.