Lesson 10Lesson 10

face the problem that women’s rights are being violated

learn about the struggle by women for their rights

read texts which discuss the problem

take part in a discussion dealing with the topic

answer questions

go into different websites

In this lesson you willIn this lesson you will

Violence against women can take

many forms :

physical, emotional, economic, social and political.

All these forms of violence cause terrible suffering and keep millions of women from fulfilling their full human potential.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Match the English words to the Hebrew translationMatch the English words to the Hebrew translation

violence –physical –

emotional –

economic –

social –

political –

to cause –fulfill –

potential –

יכולתפיזי, גופני לגרום כלכלילמלא

פוליטי, מדיני רגשיחברתיאלימות

In some countries, a husband

holds all the rights to his wife’s

property. That even includes

the wages she earns.

“When a woman marries,

her civil rights cease.”

Does she have the right

to vote?

to be elected to government?

to own property?

to basic freedom?

“When a woman marries,

her civil rights cease.”

“He has taken away from her

the right to be a responsible

member of society.”

Would you say the following are

responsible, social beings?

Babies

The mentally sick

Criminals

Teenagers

Animals

1. Who takes away her property rights?

2. Who takes away the wages she earns?

3. In what way does she become “irresponsible”?

Answer the questions according to what you have learned so far.

In some countries, when a woman marries:

The status of a married woman who does not have any rights is like:

A queen

A business woman

A baby

A slave

A worker

A tool

Choose two options and explain your choice.

Did women ever fight for their

rights? Yes, they did.

Since the 18th century women have

fought for their rights in countries

such as the United States and

England, and after that in other

countries, too .

Women who fought for the right to vote

were called “Suffragettes” because the

word “suffrage” means “right to vote.”

Women fought in many ways for their human

rights. They made demonstrations, wrote

letters to the Congress and Parliament, wrote

books, went to Court, published articles and

announcements in the press.

New Zealand (1893)

Soviet Union (1917)

United Kingdom (1918)

Canada (1918)

Germany, Poland, and Sweden (1919)

USA (1920)

South Africa (1930)

France (1944)

Italy (1946)

Switzerland (1971)

List of countries where women obtained civil rights and in what yearList of countries where women obtained civil rights and in what year

By the 1980's, except for

a few Muslim countries,

women could vote

everywhere in the world.

Even though most women were

given their civil rights, do you

think they really have their full

rights today and

are equal to men?

In most countries, even today women still do not have full rights.

Women are still discriminated against in many areas:

They are not paid as much as

men, even when they are doing

the same job.

There are less women in higher

positions than men.

In many countries women are not

allowed to own property.

They are the victims of physical

violence.

In order to change women’s status

in the world, women are still

struggling for their human rights.

Although the struggle for equal rights

between men and women is still going

on, the status of women in many

countries of the world is improving.

One of the most effective ways to

change injustice is to show the

younger generation the proper way to

live according to the laws of equal

human rights without any

discrimination.

the problem of discrimination against

women

the struggle for women’s rights

We also learned:

new vocabulary

parts of speech: nouns and

adjectives

In this lesson we learned about:In this lesson we learned about:

We also:

looked at a map

participated in a poll

went into websites