Still Behind: World Women Right situations

Written by: Yasmin Mousa

She's the first source of Love you encountered. She's the Mother, the sister, the partner of your Life and the daughter you depend on when you can no longer be on your own.

Yes, you're right. I'm talking about woman.  You can never neglect how important she is in your life. You can never treat her like an object. You can never replace her.

Nowadays, do you think women are getting their full rights?

If you’re answer is yes, then you don’t see the whole picture.

Women - whether European, Arab , Asian or even American - have been suffering from different kinds of violence.

• Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health, and may increase the risk of acquiring HIV in some settings. Globally, as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by a male intimate partner.

It is estimated that 35% of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence by a non-partner at some point in their lives. However, some national studies show that up to 70% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime.

Worldwide, almost 750 million women and girls alive today were married before their 18th birthday. Child marriage is more common in West and Central Africa, where over 4 in 10 girls are married before age 18, and about 1 in 7 are married or in union before age 15.

Child marriage often results in early pregnancy and social isolation, interrupts schooling, limits the girl’s opportunities and increases her risk of experiencing domestic violence.

Some Women in Pakistan and some parts of India are banned from going to school or have a social life outside of their houses. The very simple right to go out like any other child, go to school and enjoying social life is almost forbidden.

These statistics and more show that women are still suffering from violence and are still far from getting their freedom and rights equally as any other human Being , So my dear reader , do you still think women are getting their freedom and rights nowadays ?