Gender Inequality & Domestic Violence

gender inequality that fills the violence that affects two out of three women from all backgrounds in the Pacific so what does cause domestic violence let's rewind and see when

gender inequality takes hold Miller and Jacob are the same age they grew up in the same village growing up they learn

two different roles for men and women Miller helped her mum with cooking cleaning in childcare while Jacob held without door work he has more free time

there Richard views of masculine as strong and protective and feminine as caring and serving were formed

Jacob learns that anything feminine is associated with witness his tears if he shows emotion and told he kicks like a girl if he plays poorly Jacob learns

that women are valued less boys are better than girls Miller learns that she can't do everything the boys are allowed to do as

many grows into a teen men start commenting on her body she's told to cover herself don't walk alone or after

dark she's made responsible for preventing men's behavior meanwhile Jacob sees his friends harassing women

it makes him seem powerful he does it too so his friends will respect him the two starts a relationship and both begin looking for work after high school

melih struggles to find work she accepts a low-paid of his job check it finds a higher paying job more

easily and becomes the breadwinner mela is dependent on Jacob for financial support Mela does all the household chores and cares for her grandparents

and their growing family Jacob gets angry if the dishes are done or his clothes unclean he expects dinner to be ready when he gets home he makes major decisions for both of them after all he earns the most when he starts to hit Millie he blames her for it

he says she provokes him that she needsto try harder that is her role as a partner to serve him they are not equals Maliha turns to her pasta for help he asks her to consider her own role he reminds her that we cannot change others

but we can work to improve ourselves and be patient in this way church teachings can be interpreted to justify gender inequality and maintain the status quo leaving Mellie without help and Jacob in control the police visit the house they discourage Miller from pressing charges downplay her experiences and encourage

every conciliation gender inequality can be reinforced even by people who are

there to help living Jacob unchallenged Miller's safety is considered less important than maintaining harmony

gender inequality is a result of the belief that men and women have different rights and entitlements it means that men's opinions and desires are more important than those of women it is created and maintained through social norms socialization of children and

institutional and structural barriers as we've seen with Mellie and Jacob this inequality is the cause of domestic violence inequality between men and women and parents and children give some people power over others which can lead to abuse

it is embedded in the belief that woman's purpose is to serve and obey and man's role is to lead when domestic violence is recognized as a result of gender inequality it becomes clear that

a lot of excuses for violence are just debt excuses domestic violence is not caused by alcohol poor tempers

disobedient women uncompleted household tasks or any other excuse it is caused because of the belief that men are entitled to have their desires met and to be obeyed and this is power this is gender inequality gender inequality is deeply rooted in our society and the

source of domestic violence but domestic violence also reinforces gender inequality it is a vicious cycle family school and church can address gender norms and attitudes in children before

they become ingrained media affects how people view each other working towards representation of equal relationships

between genders can help change people's minds gender inequality programs such as improving support and response services must include men and women to summarize

gender inequality causes domestic violence domestic violence is filled by inequality power in control domestic violence is often blamed on excuses

gender inequality and domestic violence are a psycho domestic violence is a violation of human rights we can stop the psycho violence by working together to transform harmful social norms in an eco society everyone thrives you