Take a look at this CBS report on Afghan women's freedom being in jeopardy because of the Taliban. (Hope your internet connection is fast enough to watch the video clip! If not you can read the transcript. Always nicer to have the actual video though, eh!)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/14/eveningnews/main5384796.shtml
Think about the Enduring Understanding for Part One of WGS 201. How does the "social construction" of ideas about gender put women's freedoms (and women's lives) in danger in Afghanistan AND, here in Alaska as well? "…National research shows that Alaska has among the highest percentage of domestic violence in the nation. In recent years, Alaska has also often received the highest national ranking for women murdered by men." (from http://www.andvsa.org/facts-and-stats )
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