Women's Rights are Human Rights

This reading was definitely an eye opener. I know that there is plenty of violence against women in our society but there were some things that I didn't know. For example, the fact that there is more violence against women in times of political turmoil was interesting to learn. It makes sense that this would be true but I had never really thought about it. Also, it is amazing that we have not made more progress in this area to date. With all of the progress that we have made in other areas, it's shocking that women's rights are still lagging behind. Why are women still penalized for others' faults? Why must women be kept "in check" by men through rape and other forms of humiliation and domination? I honestly had not realized how prevalent these things still were in our society until reading this article. Hopefully, women can continue to make strides toward equality and hopefully they can do it soon.