Autrice: Martina Nicolì
I DIRITTI DELLE DONNE
You can't imagine how many things women couldn't do in the past.look at this list!
GENDER EQUALITY IS NOW CONSIDERED A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION IS. PROHIBITED IN ALL INTERNATIONAL TREATIES. BUT IT WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS.
They couldn't vote.
They couldn't own property if they were married
They couldn'y open a bank account, ask for a loan or get a credit card.
They couldn't do certain jobs or have access to higher education
They couldn't join the military services.
They couldn't go out alone without the escort of a man
They couldn't serve on a jury
They couldn't have their own passport if they were married.
At the end of the 19th century women started to fight for their rights, especially the right to vote. These women were called Suffragettes. The first country to allow women to vote, was New Zeland in 1893, but British women had to wait until 1918 and American women waited until 1920. Before 1929 a woman wasn't even considered a person in her own right in the eyes of the law in the UK!There has been much progress since then, but we still don't have real gender-equality and gender-based violence still exists. Young generations are continuing the fight. Meet one of these fighters.
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is one of the most famous youth activists in the world today. When Malala was 15 years old, someone shot her on way to school in her home country of Pakistan. This was because a military group wanted to stop female education where she lived. However, Malala believed all girls had the right to an education and she brought this to the attention of the world by writing an anonymous blog and giving interviews to journalists. The attack on Malala shocked the world. Her condition was serious and she had to travel for treatment to England., where she spent three months in hospital. After her recovery, Malala stayed in England with her family and attended school while continuing to fight for girls' rights to an education. In 2014, at th age of 17, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her important campaigning and is the youngest person ever to win the award.
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Autrice: Martina Nicolì
I DIRITTI DELLE DONNE
You can't imagine how many things women couldn't do in the past.look at this list!
GENDER EQUALITY IS NOW CONSIDERED A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION IS. PROHIBITED IN ALL INTERNATIONAL TREATIES. BUT IT WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS.
They couldn't vote.
They couldn't own property if they were married
They couldn'y open a bank account, ask for a loan or get a credit card.
They couldn't do certain jobs or have access to higher education
They couldn't join the military services.
They couldn't go out alone without the escort of a man
They couldn't serve on a jury
They couldn't have their own passport if they were married.
At the end of the 19th century women started to fight for their rights, especially the right to vote. These women were called Suffragettes. The first country to allow women to vote, was New Zeland in 1893, but British women had to wait until 1918 and American women waited until 1920. Before 1929 a woman wasn't even considered a person in her own right in the eyes of the law in the UK!There has been much progress since then, but we still don't have real gender-equality and gender-based violence still exists. Young generations are continuing the fight. Meet one of these fighters.
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is one of the most famous youth activists in the world today. When Malala was 15 years old, someone shot her on way to school in her home country of Pakistan. This was because a military group wanted to stop female education where she lived. However, Malala believed all girls had the right to an education and she brought this to the attention of the world by writing an anonymous blog and giving interviews to journalists. The attack on Malala shocked the world. Her condition was serious and she had to travel for treatment to England., where she spent three months in hospital. After her recovery, Malala stayed in England with her family and attended school while continuing to fight for girls' rights to an education. In 2014, at th age of 17, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her important campaigning and is the youngest person ever to win the award.
- Genially