For this unit assignment, we want you to focus on the relationship between women and the state. How do different states address women’s rights (including the impacts on women’s bodies), or not, and what are the ways in which women make demands on the state? ***Remember in this context, “state” means national governments.
This unit covers our readings and in-class assignments on 1) Israel/Palestine, 2) Latin America, including Mexico, 3) Haiti, and 4) South Sudan. Your assignment must include at least three out of these four of these areas. The goal is to compare different contexts in order to find patterns that impact women’s rights cross-culturally.
Israel/Palestine
https://msmagazine.com/2023/12/21/sexual-violence-israel-gaza-hamas-rape/
Latin America
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/indigenous/files/stephen_gendered.pdf
Haiti
https://www.cmi.no/publications/7263-womens-status-in-haiti-ten-years-after-the-earthquake
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/kidnappings-children-and-women-spiking-alarming-rates-haiti
https://direct.mit.edu/itgg/article/5/4/117/9640/Putting-Women-at-the-Center-of-Building-Back
South Sudan
https://allafrica.com/stories/202307010295.html
If comparing the situation for women in three different contexts seems daunting, you can use this Download this worksheet ( i have attached below) to help you think through similarities and differences. You do not need to turn this worksheet in. It asks questions to help you think about the different factors involved in women’s rights globally. It’s designed to help you write essays (though, again, you don’t have to use this) but might also be helpful for unesssays.
