Women's rights around the world.
Found this published in The Lily
https://www.thelily.com/8-restrictions-on-womens-rights-around-the-world/
A Newsweek articled stated that Japan only legalized the birth control pill in 1999 and was the last U.N. member to do so.
Just added this as it surprised me.
Do to the low birth rate, reproductive rights may become an issue.
It’s surprising what you’ll find once you start to scratch below the surface: we’re only now really becoming aware in a very public sense of the not-so-subtle discrimination and harassment in political circles - including of highly placed female political figures.
You might find Ms Represented a worthwhile documentary series to watch if you can find it online; it’s presented by Annabel Crabb. (You don’t want an iview version, even though that will be a free subscription. Our tv systems are incompatible. You need something you can watch on your computer etc)
You may also want to read this, and references therein: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16872&LangID=E
The reference to gett (Jewish divorce) is often mentioned, and Jewish women around the world have been working with rabbis or decades to create a better situation for agunot (chained women’). I don’t understand all the complexities, some of which involve sections of biblical law allowing multiple wives, abandoned wives, partners who have disappeared (so business affairs abandoned ) etc, navigating all secular family laws, etc.
However what is rarely mentioned is that a Jewish man is bound to support his children ‘even to selling the shirt off his back’ under our marriage contract, and can be compelled by both rabbis and secular court to honour this.
Oh, and after a certain number of years, if he has demonstrated no wish to reconcile or return home, most modern rabbinical courts will be inclined to try to help a deserted or abused wife.
Morganna said:
Found this published in The Lily
https://www.thelily.com/8-restrictions-on-womens-rights-around-the-world/
@Morganna, we’ve just had a 2-day national summit on women’s safety, convened by the federal government in response to ongoing crises in domestic violence, workplace harassment and violence, general continuing sexual inequity and ongoing general violence towards females (rapes, home invasions, murders etc).
There’s been a lot of (disparaging) remarks on the Prime Minister’s opening address, probably worth looking up. It’s more likely that Murdoch media in the US covered him favourably. The summit is also interesting for who wasn’t present: no employee or workers representation even though workplace issues were to be covered (therefore, only lawyers’ and business owners’ interests were presented and we have few women at the very top of business hierarchies).
First Nations women didn’t get much of a look-in, except condescendingly. However they did manage to have a couple of influential academics and politicians present who lobbied successfully for a separate dedicated indigenous approach.
Anyway, this podcast might fill you in:
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Pretty broad subject but it's a topic that haunts me. As the Taliban advances in Afghanistan, I wondered how many countries oppress women, suppress their freedom, limit their rights. In no particular order I'm doing a search. Whatever I find, I'll share. Anyone with a more organized or scholarly approach, please jump in.