Hillary Clinton's Violence Against Women
Analysis of the Speech
Clinton points out the violence that women around the world are subjected to has been brought upon not only by certain legal policies, but also by the cultural norms that have become acceptable due to such policies.
“No one—No one should be forced to remain silent for fear of religious or political persecution, arrest, abuse, or torture.” (Clinton)
“Let us heed that call so we can create a world in which every woman is treated with respect and dignity…”(Clinton) * Rights are something that the government grants to its citizens. Hillary Clinton advocates for respect and dignity should be a right every woman deserves to have. She also tries to diminish the idea that certain cultural factors in society, including …show more content…
She creates pathos by including the graphic descriptions of some of the situations women are subjected to. A constraint she never takes into account is the role of patriarchy in many of the countries she is presenting to. She makes reference to some of the violences women in these countries experience, and she speaks out against such treatment. However, she fails to recognize that such practices are commonly accepted in a patriarchal society. Because of this, most of these practices have become cultural norms that cannot be easily undone by the …show more content…
Although she did not address all of the constraints present in the environment, including the patriarchal traditional beliefs of the host country, she was able to get Chinese officials to take action and such action resulted in the Beijing Platform. The effect of the discourse continues to be reminiscent today. China recently announced that the government has decided to do away with the one child policy and change it to two child policy.
Conclusion
Hillary Clinton wants for the government officials present at the conference to take a look at their existing policies that might promote any type of violence or inequality against women and reevaluate them to make the culture a more accepting society.
Review of Major Claims Used to Support Thesis
Violence towards the female population in countries all over the world is continues to be prevalent because there are no laws at the time to prevent such behavior, which further promote negative cultural norms opposing
Clinton points out the violence that women around the world are subjected to has been brought upon not only by certain legal policies, but also by the cultural norms that have become acceptable due to such policies.
“No one—No one should be forced to remain silent for fear of religious or political persecution, arrest, abuse, or torture.” (Clinton)
“Let us heed that call so we can create a world in which every woman is treated with respect and dignity…”(Clinton) * Rights are something that the government grants to its citizens. Hillary Clinton advocates for respect and dignity should be a right every woman deserves to have. She also tries to diminish the idea that certain cultural factors in society, including …show more content…
She creates pathos by including the graphic descriptions of some of the situations women are subjected to. A constraint she never takes into account is the role of patriarchy in many of the countries she is presenting to. She makes reference to some of the violences women in these countries experience, and she speaks out against such treatment. However, she fails to recognize that such practices are commonly accepted in a patriarchal society. Because of this, most of these practices have become cultural norms that cannot be easily undone by the …show more content…
Although she did not address all of the constraints present in the environment, including the patriarchal traditional beliefs of the host country, she was able to get Chinese officials to take action and such action resulted in the Beijing Platform. The effect of the discourse continues to be reminiscent today. China recently announced that the government has decided to do away with the one child policy and change it to two child policy.
Conclusion
Hillary Clinton wants for the government officials present at the conference to take a look at their existing policies that might promote any type of violence or inequality against women and reevaluate them to make the culture a more accepting society.
Review of Major Claims Used to Support Thesis
Violence towards the female population in countries all over the world is continues to be prevalent because there are no laws at the time to prevent such behavior, which further promote negative cultural norms opposing