Women's RightsWomen's RightsBy: Katherine A. SkinnerBy: Katherine A. SkinnerUS Foreign PolicyUS Foreign PolicyThe Metropolitan Learning CenterThe Metropolitan Learning CenterBloomfield, CT, USABloomfield, CT, USAPPH1PPH1

Thesis Statement Thesis Statement The United States foreign policy The United States foreign policy

should be to put more funding should be to put more funding toward the United Nations, so toward the United Nations, so that the United Nations can help that the United Nations can help improve women's rights in improve women's rights in developing countries.developing countries.

The Role of Women in The Role of Women in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Women in Uzbekistan are very Women in Uzbekistan are very beautiful. They have identical pay beautiful. They have identical pay as men. The women in Uzbekistan as men. The women in Uzbekistan work and educate the children. work and educate the children. They are wearing modern clothes. They are wearing modern clothes. Women have almost all the rights Women have almost all the rights that men have.that men have.

The role of women in The role of women in BukharaBukhara According to the Constitution ofAccording to the Constitution of

our Republic, Article 46 guarantees: our Republic, Article 46 guarantees: Women and men shall have equal rights.Women and men shall have equal rights.What is in reality? All the women and What is in reality? All the women and men in our country get the same salary men in our country get the same salary if they do the same job.if they do the same job.There is no separation between them on There is no separation between them on this matter.this matter.

QuestionsQuestions What health problems do women What health problems do women

have in your country and has have in your country and has America done anything to help America done anything to help with these problems? with these problems?

Do you think America should be Do you think America should be giving your country help with giving your country help with these problems? these problems?

Responses from Responses from UkraineUkraine       I am not sure but it seems to me, I am not sure but it seems to me,

women throughout the world have women throughout the world have almost the same health problems. almost the same health problems. Very often they are connected with Very often they are connected with hard work, bad living conditions, or hard work, bad living conditions, or bad habits, like using drugs and bad habits, like using drugs and alcohol, starvation, bad alcohol, starvation, bad environment, abortions and so on. environment, abortions and so on.

Responses from Responses from UkraineUkraine In my country much attention is In my country much attention is

paid to the problem of health paid to the problem of health protection of women, mothers protection of women, mothers and children, but there are a lot and children, but there are a lot of things that need to be of things that need to be improved. improved.

Responses from Responses from UkraineUkraine In 1986 there was an accident at the In 1986 there was an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station not far Chernobyl nuclear power station not far from Kyiv, Ukrainian’s capital. Since then from Kyiv, Ukrainian’s capital. Since then the government, Ministry of Heath Care, the government, Ministry of Heath Care, scientists and public organizations have scientists and public organizations have been taking measures to prevent illnesses been taking measures to prevent illnesses caused by radiation and to find out ways caused by radiation and to find out ways for curing these effects of the radiation. for curing these effects of the radiation. They work in collaboration with scientists They work in collaboration with scientists and and medical laboratories all over the world medical laboratories all over the world and and American scientists as well. American scientists as well.

Responses from Responses from UkraineUkraine

In Ukraine we have a In Ukraine we have a category of people who category of people who are called “suffered in the are called “suffered in the Chernobyl accident” these Chernobyl accident” these are former power station are former power station workers, and residents of workers, and residents of the town where the the town where the nuclear station is situated, nuclear station is situated, and children born in the and children born in the effected area, etc. They effected area, etc. They get some payment from get some payment from the state and free medical the state and free medical treatment. But in Ukraine treatment. But in Ukraine we don’t have enough we don’t have enough facilities for proper facilities for proper treatment. treatment.

Responses from Responses from UkraineUkraine

Each year there are many Each year there are many groups of children from the groups of children from the so called Chernobyl zone so called Chernobyl zone that go to Cuba and Italy to that go to Cuba and Italy to get the treatment and get the treatment and rehabilitation they need. I rehabilitation they need. I think the USA could have think the USA could have taken some measures to taken some measures to help these people too. help these people too.

Responses from Responses from UkraineUkraine

Though the US government Though the US government sent money to shut down sent money to shut down the station in Chernobyl. It the station in Chernobyl. It wasn’t enough to stop the wasn’t enough to stop the process of nuclear process of nuclear emission.emission. I also know that after the  I also know that after the Ukraine proclaimed its Ukraine proclaimed its independence in 1991, independence in 1991, some medical equipment some medical equipment was sent to maternity was sent to maternity homes and “Mother - Child homes and “Mother - Child Centers” from the USA, Centers” from the USA, France and Germany. France and Germany.

Responses from Responses from UkraineUkraine Last year a four –year Last year a four –year

old girl Anastasia old girl Anastasia Ovchar, from a Ovchar, from a village near Kharkiv, village near Kharkiv, was badly burnt while was badly burnt while she was trying to she was trying to save her baby sister save her baby sister in the fire. She was in the fire. She was lucky to be invited to lucky to be invited to the USA with her the USA with her mom and was cured mom and was cured there. Some there. Some American charity American charity organizations paid for organizations paid for the treatment. the treatment.

Responses from Responses from UkraineUkraine I believe that countries are like I believe that countries are like

people- if you want to help people- if you want to help somebody and you are able to do somebody and you are able to do it, do your best without hesitation it, do your best without hesitation or thoughts about the reward. or thoughts about the reward.

The Role of Women in The Role of Women in BrazilBrazil

In Brazil even though its in In Brazil even though its in the law that women have the law that women have the same rights of men in the same rights of men in reality it's not true. We say reality it's not true. We say that because there are that because there are some differences between some differences between them for example in jobs. them for example in jobs. Some women that do the Some women that do the same job of men receive same job of men receive less money than men. less money than men.

Women in Saudi ArabiaWomen in Saudi Arabia Women are not Women are not

allowed to drive in allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia.Saudi Arabia.

Although Saudi Although Saudi Arabia signed the UN Arabia signed the UN Covenant for the Covenant for the elimination of all elimination of all forms of forms of discrimination discrimination against women against women (CEDAW) in (CEDAW) in September 2001, September 2001, women live as third women live as third class citizens here.class citizens here.

Quick Facts On Quick Facts On Women's HealthWomen's Health Almost 530,000 women Almost 530,000 women

each year die from each year die from complications of complications of pregnancy and child pregnancy and child birth.birth.

HIV and AIDS are the HIV and AIDS are the leading cause if death leading cause if death and illness in women and illness in women ages 15 to 44.ages 15 to 44.

In Africa there are as In Africa there are as many as three young many as three young women with HIV for women with HIV for each young man with each young man with the virus.the virus.

Millions if women still Millions if women still have no right to live in have no right to live in safety, to think and safety, to think and express themselves express themselves freely and without fear, freely and without fear, and to participate in the and to participate in the public life in their own public life in their own countriescountries

SolutionSolution A solution can not happen if there is no A solution can not happen if there is no

support for it to be changed. A large part support for it to be changed. A large part of the problems with women's health are of the problems with women's health are deaths of the mothers as well as the deaths of the mothers as well as the children. This is caused by unwanted children. This is caused by unwanted births. The women in developing births. The women in developing countries might try to get an abortion but countries might try to get an abortion but they are not safe because the money they are not safe because the money funded from the United States to the funded from the United States to the United Nations is not allowed to be used United Nations is not allowed to be used to make abortions safer. to make abortions safer.

QUOTEQUOTE ““It’s the 142 developing It’s the 142 developing

countries, including Afghanistan, countries, including Afghanistan, which the White House purposes which the White House purposes to care about so much, who are to care about so much, who are going to suffer.”going to suffer.”

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