Latest items for ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
March 13, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In our homes women are not allowed to make decisions, so whatever decisions men make, the women have to obey to" (4). This information applies specifically to San communities (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In our homes women are not allowed to make decisions, so whatever decisions men make, the women have to obey to" (4). This information applies specifically to San communities (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
March 13, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, ADCM-LAW-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"With respect to the designation of specific locations as - as described in paragraph 1999 of the state party’s report - appropriate judicial environment for Bahraini families, SALAM DHR [Salam for Democracy and Human Rights] amd RRC [Rights Realization Centre] are concerned about the concept of women's dependency and obedience to men by imposing a 'house of obedience' (Beit Al-Ta’a) on women who refrain from staying in their husband's chosen home or leaving to work if the husband does not agree to their work. The authors are concerned that if the wife refrains from 'obeying' and recognizing the marital residence without legal justification, the husband may ask the judiciary to...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, ADCM-LAW-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"With respect to the designation of specific locations as - as described in paragraph 1999 of the state party’s report - appropriate judicial environment for Bahraini families, SALAM DHR [Salam for Democracy and Human Rights] amd RRC [Rights Realization Centre] are concerned about the concept of women's dependency and obedience to men by imposing a 'house of obedience' (Beit Al-Ta’a) on women who refrain from staying in their husband's chosen home or leaving to work if the husband does not agree to their work. The authors are concerned that if the wife refrains from 'obeying' and recognizing the marital residence without legal justification, the husband may ask the judiciary to...more
March 11, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"'We are reserved to marry and have children,' she [Woppa Diallo] says" (par. 11).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"'We are reserved to marry and have children,' she [Woppa Diallo] says" (par. 11).
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In most societies around the world, including in India, the male breadwinner and female caregiver model is deeply entrenched. . .From an early age, girls are socialised to perform well in the reproductive economy encompassing biological reproduction and social reproduction, including home maintenance, child rearing, elderly care and transmission of cultural values. Men, on the other hand, are expected to participate in the productive economy and put bread on the table for their spouses, children and parents" (par. 4).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In most societies around the world, including in India, the male breadwinner and female caregiver model is deeply entrenched. . .From an early age, girls are socialised to perform well in the reproductive economy encompassing biological reproduction and social reproduction, including home maintenance, child rearing, elderly care and transmission of cultural values. Men, on the other hand, are expected to participate in the productive economy and put bread on the table for their spouses, children and parents" (par. 4).
March 11, 2025, 4:41 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In India’s patriarchal culture, one way of controlling women’s movement is denying them money" (par. 10).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In India’s patriarchal culture, one way of controlling women’s movement is denying them money" (par. 10).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:40 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In interviews in Human Rights Watch’s 2018 report 'You Cry at Night but Don’t Know Why,' North Korean students and teachers explained that in mixed gender classes boys were almost always made leaders and that male teachers usually made decisions in schools, even though the majority of teachers in the school were women. Social structures and conventions that discriminate against women are also reflected in socially enforced rules of interaction between girls and boys. As teenagers, girls are often asked to use an honorific form when speaking to boys, even though there is no reverse requirement. This practice continues through university, extending into the workplace, marriage, and family life" (par....more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In interviews in Human Rights Watch’s 2018 report 'You Cry at Night but Don’t Know Why,' North Korean students and teachers explained that in mixed gender classes boys were almost always made leaders and that male teachers usually made decisions in schools, even though the majority of teachers in the school were women. Social structures and conventions that discriminate against women are also reflected in socially enforced rules of interaction between girls and boys. As teenagers, girls are often asked to use an honorific form when speaking to boys, even though there is no reverse requirement. This practice continues through university, extending into the workplace, marriage, and family life" (par....more
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In the Dominican Demographic and Health Survey, for the question 'Who decides how the wife’s money is spent?', the percentage of respondents who replied 'mainly the wife' decreased from 57 per cent in 2007 to 51 per cent in 2013, but the percentage that replied that the decision was made 'jointly' increased from 38 per cent in 2007 to 44.9 per cent in 2013. For the questions 'Who makes decisions about women’s health care?' and 'Who makes decisions about visiting other family members?', the percentages associated with women’s empowerment and shared decisions increased between 2007 and 2013. The exception was the decision on how to spend the money contributed to...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In the Dominican Demographic and Health Survey, for the question 'Who decides how the wife’s money is spent?', the percentage of respondents who replied 'mainly the wife' decreased from 57 per cent in 2007 to 51 per cent in 2013, but the percentage that replied that the decision was made 'jointly' increased from 38 per cent in 2007 to 44.9 per cent in 2013. For the questions 'Who makes decisions about women’s health care?' and 'Who makes decisions about visiting other family members?', the percentages associated with women’s empowerment and shared decisions increased between 2007 and 2013. The exception was the decision on how to spend the money contributed to...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"She (MP Cathy Nori) says she faced many challenges, including to “convince both men and women that I was capable of achieving tasks traditionally associated with men" (Para 10). "In Isabel province, the cultural norm places women primarily in the kitchen within the household. One of my greatest challenges was demonstrating to both men and women that I could rise above these expectations,” Nori says " (Para 11).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"She (MP Cathy Nori) says she faced many challenges, including to “convince both men and women that I was capable of achieving tasks traditionally associated with men" (Para 10). "In Isabel province, the cultural norm places women primarily in the kitchen within the household. One of my greatest challenges was demonstrating to both men and women that I could rise above these expectations,” Nori says " (Para 11).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:18 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Women are often urged not to work, and their absence of an income deprives them of bargaining power within the household" (para 29).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Women are often urged not to work, and their absence of an income deprives them of bargaining power within the household" (para 29).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:11 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“In Korea’s patriarchal society — in which women are generally expected to defer to their fathers" (para 2).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“In Korea’s patriarchal society — in which women are generally expected to defer to their fathers" (para 2).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[There are cases in which] a woman lacks equal access to family income" (5).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[There are cases in which] a woman lacks equal access to family income" (5).
Nov. 16, 2024, 9:46 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In spite of all of Taiwan’s progress, our society remains patriarchal and hierarchical. Under Confucian values, women obey their fathers and their brothers and eventually their husbands. People are expected to respect and yield to their elders and superiors — in short, the powers that be" (para 6).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In spite of all of Taiwan’s progress, our society remains patriarchal and hierarchical. Under Confucian values, women obey their fathers and their brothers and eventually their husbands. People are expected to respect and yield to their elders and superiors — in short, the powers that be" (para 6).
Nov. 12, 2024, 6:12 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“In Korea’s patriarchal society — in which women are generally expected to defer to their fathers" (para 2).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“In Korea’s patriarchal society — in which women are generally expected to defer to their fathers" (para 2).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[T]he Committee recommends that the State party: [r]epeal the legal provisions concerning substituted decision-making in order to restore the full legal capacity of all women through a supported decision-making regime and ensure the provision of judicial, procedural and age-appropriate accommodations" (5). "The Committee is...concerned: at the fact that discriminatory gender stereotypes and patriarchal and sexist messaging in the media and by politicians, as well as calls for adherence to traditional roles and values for women, persist in the State party; at the 2015 amendments to the Education Law providing for the moral upbringing of pupils, including in conformity with the constitutionally protected values of marriage and family, which may perpetuate...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[T]he Committee recommends that the State party: [r]epeal the legal provisions concerning substituted decision-making in order to restore the full legal capacity of all women through a supported decision-making regime and ensure the provision of judicial, procedural and age-appropriate accommodations" (5). "The Committee is...concerned: at the fact that discriminatory gender stereotypes and patriarchal and sexist messaging in the media and by politicians, as well as calls for adherence to traditional roles and values for women, persist in the State party; at the 2015 amendments to the Education Law providing for the moral upbringing of pupils, including in conformity with the constitutionally protected values of marriage and family, which may perpetuate...more
Nov. 7, 2024, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"The representation gap is one stark example of the deep inequalities still facing women in India, the world's most populous nation, where equality advocates say a deeply entrenched patriarchy has defied the rapid pace of economic development and modernisation" (para 8).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"The representation gap is one stark example of the deep inequalities still facing women in India, the world's most populous nation, where equality advocates say a deeply entrenched patriarchy has defied the rapid pace of economic development and modernisation" (para 8).
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Changing gender norms and expanding career opportunities for women, as in other places in the world, are also widely seen as driving the marriage age higher and impacting attitudes about the institution.That attitude shift is especially apparent among younger women, some of whom are growing disillusioned with marriage for its role in entrenching gender inequality, experts say" (para 11,12). This implies in marriage, paternal authority is privilegd over maternal authority (CEC - CODER COMMENT). "The government-affiliated China Family Planning Association extended a 2022 pilot program advocating 'a new concept of marriage and childbearing.' The program – which was rolled out to 20 cities or municipal-level districts last year, with another...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Changing gender norms and expanding career opportunities for women, as in other places in the world, are also widely seen as driving the marriage age higher and impacting attitudes about the institution.That attitude shift is especially apparent among younger women, some of whom are growing disillusioned with marriage for its role in entrenching gender inequality, experts say" (para 11,12). This implies in marriage, paternal authority is privilegd over maternal authority (CEC - CODER COMMENT). "The government-affiliated China Family Planning Association extended a 2022 pilot program advocating 'a new concept of marriage and childbearing.' The program – which was rolled out to 20 cities or municipal-level districts last year, with another...more
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[There are] deeply negative images of single mothers often found in Chinese film, television and literature that reflect long-held patriarchal beliefs about heteronormative family structures" (para 12).
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"[There are] deeply negative images of single mothers often found in Chinese film, television and literature that reflect long-held patriarchal beliefs about heteronormative family structures" (para 12).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, ATFPA-PRACTICE-3, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"This violence against women in war is in some ways an extension of Sudan’s patriarchal social structure. It’s vital to understand the gendered dimension of Sudan’s social and political structures, which leave women and girls largely powerless outside the home and subservient within it. Sudanese national identity is highly gendered, shaped by a discourse that draws heavily on an ideal of women as exemplars of culture and morality. Symbols of women as mothers and nurturers are central to the moral fabric of Sudanese society and indeed to its stability. Strict gender codes exist to ensure women conform to this role and violence is thereby seen as legitimate" (para 7-9).more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, ATFPA-PRACTICE-3, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"This violence against women in war is in some ways an extension of Sudan’s patriarchal social structure. It’s vital to understand the gendered dimension of Sudan’s social and political structures, which leave women and girls largely powerless outside the home and subservient within it. Sudanese national identity is highly gendered, shaped by a discourse that draws heavily on an ideal of women as exemplars of culture and morality. Symbols of women as mothers and nurturers are central to the moral fabric of Sudanese society and indeed to its stability. Strict gender codes exist to ensure women conform to this role and violence is thereby seen as legitimate" (para 7-9).more
July 26, 2024, 6:17 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: DLB-DATA-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“The spread of conflict in the Sahel region depends on the recruitment of disaffected men who have few economic options. Women having livelihoods and income is an important alternative for husbands or male family members who might be otherwise be drawn to groups such as the al-Qaida-affiliated Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen” (4). “ ‘Women are expected to work and earn money,’ says [Olyvia] Fadeyi, [mycologist teaching women to harness economic value of mushrooms]. ‘But what they earn from farming is not enough, and the money they do earn they are expected to give to their husbands’ ” (7). “Albertine Doussoumon and her mother, Rosaline Chabi, are two of 180...more
Variables: DLB-DATA-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“The spread of conflict in the Sahel region depends on the recruitment of disaffected men who have few economic options. Women having livelihoods and income is an important alternative for husbands or male family members who might be otherwise be drawn to groups such as the al-Qaida-affiliated Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen” (4). “ ‘Women are expected to work and earn money,’ says [Olyvia] Fadeyi, [mycologist teaching women to harness economic value of mushrooms]. ‘But what they earn from farming is not enough, and the money they do earn they are expected to give to their husbands’ ” (7). “Albertine Doussoumon and her mother, Rosaline Chabi, are two of 180...more
July 22, 2024, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“[Tony] Mwebia, whose organisation [Men End FGM Foundation] has since trained nearly 500 male champions in counties where FGM exists, says men cringe when they are shown videos of the cut, a rite they traditionally believe is undertaken for their benefit. ‘They are told the cut makes women more mature and avoid promiscuity. They are also told that they will lose any respect within the community by marrying an uncut woman. That is why they will kill anyone, including a policeman, who interferes with the cut,’ Mwebia said” (7-8). The fact that a man’s social standing is tied to whether or not the woman they marry is uncut indicates that...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“[Tony] Mwebia, whose organisation [Men End FGM Foundation] has since trained nearly 500 male champions in counties where FGM exists, says men cringe when they are shown videos of the cut, a rite they traditionally believe is undertaken for their benefit. ‘They are told the cut makes women more mature and avoid promiscuity. They are also told that they will lose any respect within the community by marrying an uncut woman. That is why they will kill anyone, including a policeman, who interferes with the cut,’ Mwebia said” (7-8). The fact that a man’s social standing is tied to whether or not the woman they marry is uncut indicates that...more
July 19, 2024, 9:09 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“The more the child rights bill is stalled, the more it reveals itself as a dilution tactic of pushing against ending FGM – and the more sinister the interplay becomes between girls’ and young women’s rights and the anti-rights agenda. The rhetoric of those who refuse to criminalise FGM simply continues to harden conservative patriarchal norms and underpin far-right ideologies, wrapped in the cloak of tradition. With FGM seen as the precursor to marriage, the threat of child marriage will continue, despite the new law” (4). “Despite decades of campaigning by anti-FGM activists, it remains prevalent – shielded in the belief that to become a woman and be fit for...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“The more the child rights bill is stalled, the more it reveals itself as a dilution tactic of pushing against ending FGM – and the more sinister the interplay becomes between girls’ and young women’s rights and the anti-rights agenda. The rhetoric of those who refuse to criminalise FGM simply continues to harden conservative patriarchal norms and underpin far-right ideologies, wrapped in the cloak of tradition. With FGM seen as the precursor to marriage, the threat of child marriage will continue, despite the new law” (4). “Despite decades of campaigning by anti-FGM activists, it remains prevalent – shielded in the belief that to become a woman and be fit for...more
May 10, 2024, 3:52 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“Men and women are about equally likely to say they usually pay bills and track household spending (52 percent vs. 54 percent), and in most households, both men (68 percent) and women (63 percent) say that their spouse or partner puts in equal effort in solving relationship problems, rather than leaving it primarily to one person” (para 31).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“Men and women are about equally likely to say they usually pay bills and track household spending (52 percent vs. 54 percent), and in most households, both men (68 percent) and women (63 percent) say that their spouse or partner puts in equal effort in solving relationship problems, rather than leaving it primarily to one person” (para 31).
May 10, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"The third attitude was it is good that man and women are equal in marriage, but by rule it is better than man should have the last word. This is a statement which checks attitudes towards traditionally understood authority in family. According to the data, we can state that majority of men agree with this statement (50.9%), in comparison with women (24.5%). Women show disagreement with this attitude in 54.4% cases, and men in 21.7% cases (Table 3). When it is about this attitude, women show determination in nonacceptance of marriage inequality, while only one fifth of men managed to abandon this attitude. If we take into consideration the answers...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"The third attitude was it is good that man and women are equal in marriage, but by rule it is better than man should have the last word. This is a statement which checks attitudes towards traditionally understood authority in family. According to the data, we can state that majority of men agree with this statement (50.9%), in comparison with women (24.5%). Women show disagreement with this attitude in 54.4% cases, and men in 21.7% cases (Table 3). When it is about this attitude, women show determination in nonacceptance of marriage inequality, while only one fifth of men managed to abandon this attitude. If we take into consideration the answers...more
May 10, 2024, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: Greece
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"The fact that large numbers of women returned to the traditional gender role of ‘housewives’ might have been helpful for the family as a whole, but it compromised—among other things—their own economic independence...First, as women lose their economic independence, they also lose their ability to escape romantic relationships that were or became abusive. As a social worker highlights: 'It is not their first request to leave, either because they have not thought things through, or because they do not have the economic ability. So, they return to their perpetrator because he was paying for them or because they listen to their family environment…' As this quote suggests, the economic dependence...more
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"The fact that large numbers of women returned to the traditional gender role of ‘housewives’ might have been helpful for the family as a whole, but it compromised—among other things—their own economic independence...First, as women lose their economic independence, they also lose their ability to escape romantic relationships that were or became abusive. As a social worker highlights: 'It is not their first request to leave, either because they have not thought things through, or because they do not have the economic ability. So, they return to their perpetrator because he was paying for them or because they listen to their family environment…' As this quote suggests, the economic dependence...more
May 9, 2024, 10:52 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
" 'Women’s leadership and their role in decision-making has increased at the family level and partially at the community level, with women reporting that they participate on equal terms in family decisions in response to the crisis,' the [U.N.] report said" (7).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
" 'Women’s leadership and their role in decision-making has increased at the family level and partially at the community level, with women reporting that they participate on equal terms in family decisions in response to the crisis,' the [U.N.] report said" (7).
May 9, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“Furthermore, this patriarchal system often results in women being in a subordinate role, at a material disadvantage, living in poverty, facing domestic violence, and the undervaluation of women’s work” (4). “The participants generally reported that they feel men believe that they have a duty to earn for the family and the wives have to manage the family’s expenses, including debts for investments such as the purchase of fertilizer and cars. When men earn additional money from part-time jobs like being daily construction laborers or carrying rice sacks, they will spend the money on themselves, buying things like alcohol and cigarettes or gambling. As illustrated in the following quotes, stress levels...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“Furthermore, this patriarchal system often results in women being in a subordinate role, at a material disadvantage, living in poverty, facing domestic violence, and the undervaluation of women’s work” (4). “The participants generally reported that they feel men believe that they have a duty to earn for the family and the wives have to manage the family’s expenses, including debts for investments such as the purchase of fertilizer and cars. When men earn additional money from part-time jobs like being daily construction laborers or carrying rice sacks, they will spend the money on themselves, buying things like alcohol and cigarettes or gambling. As illustrated in the following quotes, stress levels...more
May 9, 2024, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“Women have participated in trade, influenced politics, made decisions for their families, shaped their marriages, and contributed to religious scholarship. Mauritanian women have also exercised significant power as compared to some of their counterparts elsewhere in the Muslim world, being able to initiate divorce, speak publicly, and act as heads of household. Despite such influence, their gender has also disadvantaged them, making it difficult to access many of the opportunities that are available to men” (para 1). “In their everyday lives, many women remain knowledgeable about the Qur’an and its teachings and use these to justify various behaviors. For example, female entrepreneurs often emphasize that they control their own incomes...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“Women have participated in trade, influenced politics, made decisions for their families, shaped their marriages, and contributed to religious scholarship. Mauritanian women have also exercised significant power as compared to some of their counterparts elsewhere in the Muslim world, being able to initiate divorce, speak publicly, and act as heads of household. Despite such influence, their gender has also disadvantaged them, making it difficult to access many of the opportunities that are available to men” (para 1). “In their everyday lives, many women remain knowledgeable about the Qur’an and its teachings and use these to justify various behaviors. For example, female entrepreneurs often emphasize that they control their own incomes...more
May 9, 2024, 12:02 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“We do quarrel over money such that having enough money but I don’t think it is a major problem. When we quarrel, my wife usually gives way…men are usually more ill-tempered so women should learn to give in. In Malay culture, men have more power…if she goes against me, it is disrespect and if she does it all the time, I will find someone else and divorce her” (5). “The second observation made is that apart from money, marital power is affected by more influential factors such as ideologies and religious teachings…Consequently, having more money does not necessarily mean having more control over the decision-making process as decision making in...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
“We do quarrel over money such that having enough money but I don’t think it is a major problem. When we quarrel, my wife usually gives way…men are usually more ill-tempered so women should learn to give in. In Malay culture, men have more power…if she goes against me, it is disrespect and if she does it all the time, I will find someone else and divorce her” (5). “The second observation made is that apart from money, marital power is affected by more influential factors such as ideologies and religious teachings…Consequently, having more money does not necessarily mean having more control over the decision-making process as decision making in...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them. She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: My retirement will come the day I’m buried'"(para 10-12). This quote shows how easy it is for parents to make the decision to abandon thier children and how small emphasis is...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them. She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: My retirement will come the day I’m buried'"(para 10-12). This quote shows how easy it is for parents to make the decision to abandon thier children and how small emphasis is...more
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"He also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member" (para 6) "The recent reforms mean that if a woman has been born or married into a clan of freethinking men willing to let her do things, the state will not interfere. But for the many Saudi women who lack a benevolent male guardian, there is no remedy. If, for example, a woman’s husband or father doesn’t think she should get her driving license, she is still compelled to obey his dictate. In other words, according to Saudi legal experts I consulted,...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"He also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member" (para 6) "The recent reforms mean that if a woman has been born or married into a clan of freethinking men willing to let her do things, the state will not interfere. But for the many Saudi women who lack a benevolent male guardian, there is no remedy. If, for example, a woman’s husband or father doesn’t think she should get her driving license, she is still compelled to obey his dictate. In other words, according to Saudi legal experts I consulted,...more