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(6 pp) Violence against women seems to be a
'in-your-face' item of our society. Media
attention is not a solution, but at least it is
not part of the problem either. Education, at the
earliest levels seems to be the only way to
positively address an issue that seems doomed to
repeat itself.
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in Beijing, China, 189 governments pledged to fight violence against women in all its forms. With this pledge, they agreed to end practices and policies that engaged in, condoned, or
accepted violence against women; to prevent violence and protect women at risk of violence; and to build ways for women to win justice and redress when they are targeted for
violence. According to the Human Rights Watch (2000), not much progress has been made, as governments are still challenged to live up to their promises by ensuring that they
undertake essential reforms in the protection of women and their children. History reflects patriarchy According to feminist scholar Merlin Stone (1976),
for thousands of years male supremacy has been "suggested, declared, proven, explained, announced, proclaimed, affirmed, confirmed and reaffirmed" by those who believe in the Bible as the sacred word of
the Creator. For many people, this is not even an issue to be discussed. Men are simply considered to be the superior of the human species. Simone de
Beauvoir concludes that, "Man enjoys the great advantage of having a god endorse the code he writes; and since man exercises a sovereign authority over women it is especially fortunate
that this authority has been invested in him by the Supreme Being. For the Jews, Muslims and Christians among others, man is master by divine right, the fear of
God will therefore repress any impulse towards revolt in downtrodden females." A historic morning prayer in Hebrew, contains the words, "I am thankful that I am not a
woman." Although "civilized countries" in the Western world are becoming aware of the rights of women and attempting to
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