Topic > Devaluation of Women - 620

Thomas Jefferson announced in 1776, “all men are created equal.” Even though humans are all the same, it does not mean that all humans are treated the same. Women The undervaluing of women has not only created a gender gap, but it has also created a gender pay gap. The devaluation of women is a key area of ​​concern that needs to be addressed globally. One of the countless reasons why this situation needs to be addressed on a national level is because of ignorant abortions. Since 1979, when China's one-child policy began, couples have been more likely to abort when they have a girl. The reasoning behind this is that boys can carry the surname, meaning the surname will not die out unlike if you had a girlfriend. Furthermore, another reasoning is that some believe that kids will be able to provide more for their family. The Time World recorded more than thirteen million abortions conducted in a hospital or clinic in China each year. Abortion is a massive, dependent procedure that keeps the female population undersized compared to the male population. According to Gwynn Guilford the kind...