Women's Rights

Assignment 02
Due 2 April 2011, changed to 11 April 2011
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Dillon Miller 48220302
Assignment topic: HRV 1601 02
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D Miller

2.1 Women’s rights are human rights. Critically discuss the implications of this statement in relation to the lives of women in the church and society. Also use the case studies in study unit 1 to illuminate your analysis.

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Introduction…………………………………………….3
Woman’s rights………………………………………...3
Women in Christianity………………………………...3
Roles of woman in society……………………………..4
Comfort women………………………………………..4
Conclusion……………………………………………...5
Bibliography……………………………………………6

Introduction
“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others” (animal farm by George Orwell). In a world where women bear children, have equal intelligence to men and are able to contribute equally in most spheres of life, it is alarming that they are not seen as being equal to men. Woman’s rights in society are constantly being abused.
Woman’s rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.
In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls in favour of men and boys.
Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include, but are not limited to, the right: to bodily integrity and autonomy; to vote ; to...