Stakeholders and How We can Help

    Typically in Africa if a family is poor and struggling with feeding their families it is blamed on the women because they are supposed to provide food, keep up housekeeping, and keep everyone healthy in their family, but it is actually the men's fault if the family is struggling because he is the one who is getting paid and is working. Unfortunately men are not always responsible with money and it known that men spend their daily earnings on themselves rather then their own families. So women are not getting the right and the opportunity to provide and responsibly keep their family under a well kept household.

               Violating women and taking away their rights is giving them restrictions that only apply to a specific gender. If this problem in Africa does not come to an end soon then there is a lot at stake for women and their freedom to express themselves. For   example if women are not getting the same job opportunities and not getting paid the same rate as men then they have to rely on men to provide for them and it is also giving men the power in a relationship which is setting a stereotype and can cause problems because men can think that they have more power over their wife's and that they are constantly in control.


      We can help in this situation by having a voice and saying our opinions because they are truly taken for granted and if we speak up with what we feel is right then it might even make the slightest difference. Women do not deserve what is happening to them and we need to make a change. When you think about it we are really lucky to have equal men and women and they are treated the same.

Challenges of this issue and Canada's role in this issue

   Women's rights have always been an issue and in some parts of the world it has come to a point where women are finally getting treated fairly. In Canada I feel that we treat men and women fairly to a certain point. For example men and women both get to participate in most sports. In Africa it is very different because they have not come to that agreement where both men and women get to do the same jobs, activities, and have the same pay rate. As a country that is trying to help other places around the world and who are wanting to be active citizens we need to do as much as we can to help prevent this issue of women discrimination from happening in our world.













    Women in Africa are having trouble expressing their opinions and having a voice in how they are treated. Although women in Africa have more rights then they did in past years they are still having a terrible time trying to get the same respect as men do. Men are supposed to be known as the strong,smart, and handy guys who can do anything, but throughout the years that stereotype has completely changed and people are starting to realize that women are just as strong and smart and some are even more intelligent then men.


    Jobs are a way for someone to express themselves and do what they love, but women are expected to be the house wife's and cook and clean. They don't get paid the same amount as men do because they feel that men are doing more hard labour where women slave over making a meal that has enough food to feed their families by planting gardens and reusing every last bit of left overs from the night before. It is completely unfair for different genders to be held to different standards.



Canada's role in all of this is to speak out and let others know that this issue is happening and find ways to make it stop because it is not right. We could have organisations form and make a difference in women's lives that could help make our world come to realize that what we are doing is wrong and we need to stop and think about what we are doing and how we are treating people. Everyone has a right to their human rights and everyone has an equal and fair place in what they believe in.

 
 

Women's Rights in Africa Post #1

      

         Women's Rights has been a constant struggle for women across the world due to not being treated fairly and always being held to a lower standard then men. In Africa women are extremely discriminated and are needing help staying strong because people think that women should not have the right to have the same job opportunities and to not have the same pay rate. 

       There is an organization called The Rainbo Organization and they are bringing awareness to this issue that is happening. They have different groups going out to Africa that are helping women to have a voice and to regain their right to do everything that men can do. These rights are being violated due to violent behavior and an overpowering amount of strong powerful leaders that are controlling the community. We are trying to help these issues and try to help African women regain their voice and  their right to life because everyone deserves human rights.