Every
time I watch the news on television or I read a newspaper, I find it at a loss
of words. Dozens of women are killed every day in Argentina and what is more
nothing is being done to stop that. It
looks to me unthinkable to see a woman reduced to a simple shadow behind a man
just because he does not have the security needed to be in a healthy relationship.
I cannot
affirm that all the men are violent and that they cannot change, but I firmly
believe that if there is no harsh punishment for the ones to blame, this will
continue growing and getting even worse.
I know that some people may believe that I am saying and posting this
because I am a woman and probably they are right. Partly because I cannot
believe what is happening to us as a gender, but also because I do not
understand what is happening in our society. In which moment has this became in
a war in which women are the most affected?
Historically,
our gender has had to overcome different obstacles and to fight interminable
struggles to obtain the “same” rights that men have. Even though it is said
that women have the same rights, you keep on waking up to read the type of
newspaper headlines that I came across this morning: “I want to report that I have
killed my wife”. Can you believe this headline?
What on earth has gone over his
mind to kill his wife? I think that the worst part of this is the fact that he
appeared in the police station confessing a homicide as if it was just another
simple matter. Although murders are not another plane act, these types of
events are sadly becoming extremely common and frequent. I firmly believe that
is time to produce a change. It is time to raise awareness about this nefarious
reality that many women are undergoing right now. Matter
Despite
the fact of analyzing this actuality as a psychological problem of the men that
commit this type of miserable crimes, it is also a social problem. It is
undeniable that the violence against women is a problem which has grown during
the last years in a problematic way. It
would be amazing if we could find a quick solution to this problematic. Raising awareness about this issue may be a
good way to face this trouble in society.
Reinforcing the equality between sexes will lead us as society to a
better reality.
Gender equality is an issue which really makes me think about our role as women in society. We believe that we are part of a developed society, but instead human beings still have primitive actions or attitudes. It seems almost unbelievable that men take advantage of their physical and natural strength to kill or abuse of women. We always receive pieces of advice about how we should behave, what should we do, where should we go, etc. in order to be safe. We should be able to do whatever we want without being thinking that we have to avoid being in danger. As a society we should improve a lot of aspects to rise gender equality, and as a woman I expect these aspects could be achieve soon.
ResponderBorrarI totally agree with you when you say that this is a social issue, not a women issue. It is a pity that society cannot raise awareness about this problem which is growing more and more. Everyday I read about a woman who is missing, who has been raped, who was beaten by her husband/boyfriend and nobody does anything about it. I also read about rapers who had a good behaviour inside the jails and they are released and committed again a crime. This is a problem which has to be dealt quickly.
ResponderBorrarI completely agree with you about this social issue. For me it is a matter of education, I think that families should pay more attention to their kid's education, men as well as women. Historically sons have more freedom at home, while girls are supposed to clean and be at home. I think that's a big problem, the moment men and women are equal at home, they will be equal in society.
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