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meti57b

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5. Often when it is women as a group who are oppressed in their own nation, .......

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 06:16 PM

Dec 2012

there doesn't seem to have been much concern in the past, by the "developed" nations of the world.

This article, and the news of the brutal attack on the woman in India, and status of women in general, in India .... are examples.

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The Canvas Prison: the horrifying plight of Afghan women. Caution: There are brutal scenes. [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 OP

It is unlikely to change, because men have too much to lose. PDJane Dec 2012 #1

You are absolutely right, on all counts. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #4

Horrifying and beyond sad. Thanks for this CP. nt. polly7 Dec 2012 #2

These women are not being treated as second-class citizens. Lionel Mandrake Dec 2012 #3

Often when it is women as a group who are oppressed in their own nation, ....... meti57b Dec 2012 #5