being female in india-a hate story

[PDJane]

16. India isn't the only country in the world that has a number of misogynists.

And Israel is not the only state in the middle east that doesn't discriminate against women; quite the contrary. As in most middle east countries, divorce and property settlements are under religious law. That means it tends to favour masculine claims to property. In fact, ultra-orthodox religious misogyny is on the rise in Israel, including the shaming of young girls going to school for the lack of 'proper, modest, clothing.' Women are at the back of the bus, too, in these communities. Women's faces are disappearing from advertising billboards; the ultra-orthodox find the images offensive. Women are forbidden to sing in religious ceremonies; their voices are considered to engender lust in the male. (If a bit of skin or a voice promote lust in your heart, you have a bigger problem than you're willing to admit.)

The religious codifications lead to this kind of behaviour in all kinds of places. That includes some in the US and Canada. The mormons come to mind.