Question

Discuss the status of women’s rights in East and South Asia. In a short paragraph, identify three complications that hinder the development of women’s rights in some countries in this region. @e.mccormick @ParthKohli @ganeshie8 @timo86m @Zale101 @adrynicoleb @Ashleyisakitty

Answer 1

What did you come up with so far? Where did you have trouble?

Answer 2

the whole thing this was not on my notes

Answer 3

when i was looking it up on google i found nothing that was what i was lookin for

Answer 4

please help

Answer 5

Hmmm. Well, east and south Asia. I am not sure if that includes India.

Answer 6

yes india included

Answer 7

South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
East Asia: China and Japan

Answer 8

Yah, I did a little lookin gon what South Asia is...
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21513273~pagePK:2865106~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:223547,00.html

Answer 9

Remember that girl that was shot for trying to go to school? That was in Pakistan.

Answer 10

Or I think it was.

Answer 11

It was:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24379018

Answer 12

that is for this century i need back before 1800s

Answer 13

Well, it was for religious reasons that go back that far!

Answer 14

1890s and before for the stuff

Answer 15

i need a short paragraph so that won't help

Answer 16

Well, how have women historically been seen is what you want for that.

Answer 17

Ah, this looks like a nice source:
"This paper focuses on gender and democratic governance in the five largest states of the South Asian region, namely, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Beginning with a general introduction to the region, the first section highlights the shared historical and cultural heritage of South Asia and delineates the challenges confronting individual states in the region."

http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/bitstream/10625/43868/1/130390.pdf

So summarize a couple things from the first section and you have a short paragraph.

Answer 18

Hmmm... seems to be more about the politics. Drat. The abstract made me think it would go a different way.

Answer 19

ok thanks

Answer 20

Well, think about the (spelling) burka and hijab of Muslims. That goes back a long time and shows one issue. That includes in India and other south asian countries.

In East Asia, think about inheritence in China and how daughters were seen as property to be traded in Japan. In fact, people would take a long out against their daughter in Japan and if they could not pay it off the daughter was sold to a brothel.

Answer 21

Oooh, this one makes some stuff clear right at the top:
http://www.e-ir.info/2012/03/30/delhis-modern-perpetuation-of-ancient-female-norms/

Answer 22

Like this part:

"According to the Muslim faith, the veil shields the pure females from the corruption and dangers of the outside world. To this day, Muslim men argue that through limitations in physical exposure, women are protected from physical violence and sexual harassment (Legg: 2003, 15). In assuming that sexual crimes are the woman’s fault because she did not observe the customs of purdah, men in Indian society place blame on the victims. This misplaced analysis of gender violence draws attention away from the unacceptability of sexual harassment, thus ignoring the growing need for provisions in women’s safety. Even at the criminal level of analysis, ancient Mughal customs inhibit Delhi’s social progression through biased notions that significantly hinder a woman’s access to justice."

That shows exactly how the dress code is upheld as being good for the women but in truth is bad.