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History of Feminism

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9. Sickening

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:01 PM

Jun 2014

I'm curious if the status of women was always this way, or if the pressures of colonization, loss of culture and poverty plays a significant factor

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Study finds 'severe' brutality against women in Papua New Guinea [View all] Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 OP

This really is horrible. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #1

10% under age eight. antiquie Jun 2014 #3

We know you are one of the good people. antiquie Jun 2014 #5

Aw, thanks... Aristus Jun 2014 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #13

Obviously making the abuse punishable by death didn't do much. redqueen Jun 2014 #7

sad. the future does not look very bright for them. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #8

Sickening ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #9

I think the status of women in PNG has always been low... Violet_Crumble Jun 2014 #11

I'm reading about some of the tribal customs and history now ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #12