Voice of women
Our voices matter and are important because often times our views, opinions, and ideas are brushed off or deemed insignificant just because we are girls, living in this male dominated society. Even though the laws protect women’s rights, it does not mean that people respect our rights. Girls are treated differently because of their gender and their rights are nullified just for being born a female. Even today, many girls are judged or looked down upon just because of their gender.
No country in the world has yet reached equality and that is because inequality between women and men is a complex interaction of unconscious social norms, that are often invisible to us, and institutions. Despite the challenges, we must grapple with the constraints to women’s voice to reach all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and unlock the economic dividend that will come with greater participation of women at decision-making tables – in domestic and public life
However, gender roles are remarkably consistent cross-culturally, around the globe. Women continue to be associated with household caring and nurturing responsibilities, and men for economic activity outside the house, along with public decision making. These ideas exist even when men and women play other roles.
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The ways in which women and men speak are often perceived differently, giving rise to the distorted idea that men’s voices hold more power Speaking in public has traditionally been an activity associated with men and not women. When we hear early recordings of women’s voices in public, they are generally of certain types of women and in particular white, upper-class women. This is because access to the public ‘ear’ is a privilege and therefore only held by the most powerful and influential in society. Historically, women have not had such power and they have effectively been barred from having their voices heard formally in public and professional arenas.
“The voices and courage of women and girls have been, are, and will continue to be essential to the fight for human rights protection,” said Hicks.