Question

Find out more about men and women change the world today where do they what do they eat why do they resolve the world

Answer 1

recently returned from a trip to Peru and during my four-week stay, I was fortunate enough to spend time in the local village of Pucamarca which is located in the district of Chinchero outside of Cusco. I spent the morning with a group of Quecha women who made offerings to the land before they began their morning's work which consisted of weaving beautiful textiles by hand. I inquired about their textile business, their culture, their life in the village and my mind began to think about all of the strong women I have met all over the world who are disempowered because society does not see them as "strong" as men. Take, for example, the women in Tanzania, who are undervalued and are forced to stay home to take care of the family, endure female mutilation and marry into polygamy tribes solely to avoid prostitution. Or the women who are outcasted because they are not able to bear children. While living in Tanzania for a year, I watched the women and girls in my home collect water from the stream every day, go to school, wash the laundry by hand, go to the market, spend hours cooking meals and hold a job. These were some of the strongest women I have ever met yet they were weak in the eyes of African society because they lacked a Y chromosome and for this women are not given the equal chances as men. While primary school enrollment among girls and boys is nearly equivalent in Tanzania, less than 20 percent of women age 20-24 have completed secondary school and 20 percent have had no education at all. The same holds true for other developing countries around the world such as India and Cambodia. While working in India, I witnessed the housegirl undergo reconstructive surgery because she was lit on fire by her husband for disobeying his orders. In the United States, women can make their own choices however we are still fighting for our role in society. Fighting for equal pay and fighting against sexual harassment are just two common battles we are fighting every day in the United States.