From Rana: "This article in the NYT (by a Syria Deeply writer and posted specifically to Nick Kristof’s page) explains violence against Syrian women as the result of it being a patriarchal country. Still, the statistic offered is no larger than that regarding prevalence of violence against American women. So would it be fair to describe American as “a super-duper patriarchal country”?
The quote: "Domestic violence has long been an issue in Syria, traditionally a patriarchal country where men are the breadwinners and women make the home. In 2006, its first countrywide domestic violence survey, sponsored by the United Nations Development Fund for Women, found that between 10 and 25 percent of Syrian women had experienced physical violence.
The link: "
Do you have an idea about the rates of domestic violence in "liberated" US? 23 women are killed weekly by men in the "non-patriarchal" US.
The quote: "Domestic violence has long been an issue in Syria, traditionally a patriarchal country where men are the breadwinners and women make the home. In 2006, its first countrywide domestic violence survey, sponsored by the United Nations Development Fund for Women, found that between 10 and 25 percent of Syrian women had experienced physical violence.
The link: "
Do you have an idea about the rates of domestic violence in "liberated" US? 23 women are killed weekly by men in the "non-patriarchal" US.
