Social Justice and Historical Problems: Women Liberation (Essay Sample)

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Report on Social Justice
Social Justice has been a historical problems that various scholars such as John Stuart Mill (A British Philosopher in the 19th Century) addressed. Stuart Mill lived in an era where women were women were subordinate to men (Shipka, 7). Women were given the roles in marriage, rearing children and be devoted to their families. They were not allowed to get formal education, to vote and trade. Stuart Mill argues that the subordination of women is not only wrong in itself but it’s a source of hindrance to human development (Shipka, 10-11). He says that the does not only impede the development of half of its population but also denies itself the benefit of their talent. Stuart mill adds that the fact that men have more physical strength compared to women doesn’t mean men are superior everywhere (Shipka, 22-23). In a summary of Mill argued 150 years ago that the liberation of women will give the society two important results. First, it will benefit the community by getting women to contribute in various fields and will grant women the autonomy that is fundamental to be happy (Shipka, 23).
After the French Revolution, the French came up with the French Declaration of the Right of Man and the Citizens. This is the first document hailed at giving recognizing women in the society. It in the French declaration that women were first given the right to vote, the right to choose whether to get remarried after the husband had died and the right to own properties (The French Declaration of 1789). This marked the beginning of Liberation of women. Since then Women and feminist scholars have struggled to make sure that women get full liberation and so far the movement is proving successful
Women have been oppressed for a very long and have always been regarded as the weaker sex who have no place or say in the society. Even the first philosophers such as Plato argued that the place of women is in the Kitchen.
However, thanks to fruits of education, women are now bold enough to speak their minds without fear or intimidation. The aim of this paper is to compile a report on the problems facing Mid-Eastern, Asian, and African people in line with their cultures.
Mid-Eastern countries are mainly governed by sharia laws which are strict on women behaviors, including dress code. In some places, women are burred from occupying positions such as teaching. Girls are mostly married off at an early age, and their core duty is to look after the family (Nicholas et al., 120). Some of the laws favor men and discriminate women, especially their right to freedom. In Saudi Arabia for example women first voted on 12th December 2015 and up to 2012 Women were not allowed to drive cars.
In India, a woman was gang-raped, as a form of justice by the command from village elders as a way to punish her wayward brother. In Africa, social injustices range from rape, early marriages in the Somali clans, Female genital mutilation in the some Ethiopian communities, and discrimination.
Conclusively, social injustice against women is among the problems facing the cultures of the three continents. Nevertheless, quite a lot is being done to ensure that primitive cultures are not given a chance to thrive in this century. Many non-governmental organizations are formed by women who have gone through suffering in a bid to save others from going through the same. The results are evident, as we have women who became presidents in Africa, and more are yet to be seen in years to come.