After having browsed through the websites of various feminist blogs I came across a post liked from feministing.com discussing the recent death of a young girl in Yemen due to complications in childbirth. This article goes on to discuss the circumstances that lead to the death, including being forced to leave school due to lack of financial means and the consequential marriage to a 24-year-old man, a man exactly twice her age.
It’s situations like these that further my pervious argument, that women’s rights are continually relevant, not just here in the United States, but worldwide. While feminism may take on different roles in other countries due to the extreme cultural difference, the idea that women deserve the right to be protected as human beings is still applicable. If things such as age restrictions of marriages, or even contraceptive had been made available for this girl in Yemen or others like her these situations may have been avoided. It is stories such as this one that I feel are the most persuasive to others and myself when considering whether or not feminism is still necessary today. There are women all over the world that are being put in similar situations because they have no means to make a difference. While I feel it is important to consider that for some of these countries there are restrictions based on religious and social structures, it is still important that these women receive rights as human beings and are protected most importantly for bodily harm.
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