Joe Bell And America Summary

Gender inequality and the controversial topic of women’s rights is a widespread global issue in today’s society. Social justice promotes tolerance, freedom, and equality for all people, regardless of race, sex, or national origin. “Gender equality is a shared vision of social justice and human rights”, says UN Women Executive Director. However, today, there are millions of women around the world who still face discrimination on a daily basis. In today’s society, women undergo the most scarcity because they are dominated by men and they do not have the power to fight poverty. Women encounter more barriers in labor markets, and earn lower wages than men do. Vulnerability of women is a factor for that as well, because they have been characterized as property of men. In addition, women are not afforded the same healthcare facilities and protections as men are. Social injustice of women’s discrimination then leads to other problems, such as global poverty. Earl Lovelace, the author of a short story, “Joe Bell and America”, perfectly depicts that message. Joe Bell, the main character, struggles to make money in whatever way
Oral poetry was the only form of education most of the girls in Afghanistan received. Afghan women wrote landays, which were a form of folk poetry, specifically for illiterate people. “Fearing that she’d be kidnapped or raped by warlords, her father pulled her out of school after the fifth grade”, talking about Rahila Muska, a young poet who was growing up in Taliban. (Landays) In 2010, Rahila set herself on fire in a form of protest for women’s rights after she had been viciously abused by her brothers for writing poetry. Women weren’t permitted to have access to poetry, especially love poetry, it foreshadowed disgrace and one’s discretion. Also, landays are portrayed in forms of songs, though women singers were portrayed as