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Cultural Attitudes Towards Women

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Attitudes towards women vary widely between cultures. In some African societies women are respected because they contribute to the economy and well-being of their family therefore they are central to family life. However, in patriarchal societies, men dominate every aspect of women´s lives. Women are considered as inferior to men. Above all, women have to obey their fathers. Once they leave their families and get married they become part of their husband´s family. These attitudes have been perpetuated throughout centuries and yet this male mindset poses a serious challenge to every member of our society. Currently attitudes towards the role of women in today´s global society have changed extremely slowly. Statistics show that violence …show more content…

In some Asian countries such as: India, China and Japan the gender of a baby will be a decisive factor to anticipate if the pregnancy will be carried out or not. Paradoxically women resort to abortion of their female foetus. UNICEF notes that “Where there is a clear economic or cultural preference for sons, the misuse of [pregnancy diagnostic tools] can facilitate female foeticide.” Unfortunately, in India long- established views place limits to get equality because of traditional attitudes in the villages. Boys continue to receive better food, health care and education. In the same vein, traditional Indian attitude towards girls can be clearly seen in these sayings: “raising a daughter is like watering your neighbour’s garden”. “It is better to have a thousand sons than one daughter”. Gender discrimination is another grim face of a flagrant transgression of essential women´s …show more content…

Domestic violence is a worldwide epidemic. Abuse can be psychological, physical, sexual and economic. According to UN Women Statistics reveal that “one in three women still experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner.” Many cases of domestic violence go unreported because women fear the abuse will get worse and some are ashamed to admit that they are being abuse. In many countries when a woman decides to broke the silence and go to report the offence she finds little support from the local authorities and the legal system. For example in Argentina an organization “La casa del Encuentro” that fights against gender violence, estimates that “there are more than 4.5 million female victims in Argentina.” The head of La Casa del Encuentro, Fabiana Tunez Affirmed: “The government shows up too late to stop it. In Argentina, a woman is still dying every 31 hours” Clearly the situation is far worse than statistics indicate on the grounds that violence against women is poorly documented. In Argentina domestic violence is disturbingly common. On average, four women died in a week as a result of male abuse. Needless to say that domestic violence “is a grave issue of epidemic proportions” deeply rooted in today´s global

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