Yemen has been named one of the worst places for women to live. They neglect their women citizens, so much so that they might as well not be considered citizens but more as prisoners.
Women do not have the right to marry without the permission of their male guardians. However this can also mean that they can be sent off to another family through marriage at a very young age like 8 years. They also do not have equal rights to divorce or inherit things like family possessions. This is enforcing the male chauvinist attitude that men were born to control everything.
More importantly, women completely lack legal protection, which makes them more vulnerable and makes them easily "attackable" with violence, either physically or mentally.
A growing concern regarding Yemen and gender-based discrimination has been the concept of child-marriage which is not only a loss of the opportunity for an education but also the ruining of a childhood and life. Western ideologies obviously conflict with such practices but the Yemeni government allow the practice to continue and raise no concerns.
Yemen also has high rates of violence targeted towards women. Which brings up the next concern and point. Before giving women the right to vote and the right to make independent choices, the first right that should be granted is the right to protection. Women need to be safe and then they need to have access to rights which allow them to thrive in society. Right now, women are too scared to even exit their houses in fear they will be abducted or assaulted. Once they are free to roam around in peace they can prove their true power and ability and can rise up to show people they mean business.
Women do not have the right to marry without the permission of their male guardians. However this can also mean that they can be sent off to another family through marriage at a very young age like 8 years. They also do not have equal rights to divorce or inherit things like family possessions. This is enforcing the male chauvinist attitude that men were born to control everything.
More importantly, women completely lack legal protection, which makes them more vulnerable and makes them easily "attackable" with violence, either physically or mentally.
A growing concern regarding Yemen and gender-based discrimination has been the concept of child-marriage which is not only a loss of the opportunity for an education but also the ruining of a childhood and life. Western ideologies obviously conflict with such practices but the Yemeni government allow the practice to continue and raise no concerns.
Yemen also has high rates of violence targeted towards women. Which brings up the next concern and point. Before giving women the right to vote and the right to make independent choices, the first right that should be granted is the right to protection. Women need to be safe and then they need to have access to rights which allow them to thrive in society. Right now, women are too scared to even exit their houses in fear they will be abducted or assaulted. Once they are free to roam around in peace they can prove their true power and ability and can rise up to show people they mean business.
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