Nurturing the NationsNurturing the Nations

Reclaiming the Dignity of Women in Building Healthy Cultures

The World of Abused Women

Part 1THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN

1 Waking Up to the Pain

2 The World of Abused Women

The War Against Women

100,000,000 Dead Women

The World’s Women

• Raped• Battered• Humiliated• Aborted• Impoverished• Refugeed• Abused• Enslaved• Murdered

100,000,000

Missing Women

Feminicide!

The War Against Women!

What Killed Them?

• Infanticide

• Feticide

• Neglect

• Murder

Infanticide

Feticide

Neglect

Murder

What Does 100 Million Look Like?

• All the people who died of famine in the 20th century

• The death toll in WW I & II combined

• 70% of the female population in the USA in 2003

The Biological Facts

• Worldwide 105 boys are born for each 100 girls*

• Biologically girls are generally stronger than boys.

• Women normally have lower death rates than men in the same age category.

• Women are normally more resistant to disease than men.

The Biological Facts (Cont.)

• Women typically outlive men.

• In the 20-30 age category there are roughly the same number of women and men worldwide.

• Male populations are reduced through war.

Biological Conclusion

If women were treated with the dignity and

respect they deserve, they would out

number men in the world.

Ratio Women to Men

• Worldwide ratio 98 for 100 men

• Nepal 94.8

• Turkey 94.8

• Afghanistan 94.5

• Bangladesh 94.1

• Bhutan 93.3

• India 92.9

Ratio Women to Men (Cont.)

• Papua New Guinea 92.8

• Pakistan 92.1

• Bihar state (India) 60

• Rajasthan state (India) 60

Small Group Work

1. What do you note about these countries?

2. What are the implications of these statistics for their societies?

3. What do you expect life to be like for the women who are alive?

4. What is your response to these statistics?

Misogyny

• Root of the word– miso = hate/hatred; disgust for; revulsion– gyne = woman

• Misogyny = hatred or revulsion of woman

Mournful Song

“Oh father, you brought up my brothers to be happy.

You brought me up to shed tears.

Oh father, you have brought up your son to give him your house,

And have left a cage for me.”

Some Exceptions

104 women to 100 men

• Europe

• United States

• Kerala, (Southwest) India

One of the Greatest Causes of Poverty in the World is a Lie!

The Lie:Men are Superior to Women!

The purpose of this workshop

• Expose the reality of women’s suffering

• Challenge the lie of male superiority

• Present a meta-narrative that honors women

Soli Deo Gloria

To God Alone Be the Glory!

Workshop Content

• Part 1 The War Against Women

• Part 2 The Lie: Root of the Poverty

• Part 3 Biblical Foundations

• Part 4 The Transforming Story