Reddit reviews A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power

Source: Jimmy Carter

Direct link to the article, which is an excerpt of Pres. Carter's upcoming book on the issue.

Thought it was relevant to this sub because of the struggles that even you ladies here in /r/ABCDesis confront regularly. From my discussions with all of you, it seems you bear the brunt of the culture clashes most sharply.

Most of all, I think of my mother who was denied so much of what she wanted in life because of Indian expectations of what women are "supposed" to do. It wasn't even so much that men directly stopped her from doing any of it, it was the "self-policing" she did to stop herself from even trying that hurt me most. I tried for years to help her break out of that, and it's worked to a small extent. But that indoctrination and conditioning is too deeply ingrained to ever leave her fully.

I don't want any other woman on earth to be yet another victim of patriarchal culture like my mom was. That's why I'm so glad Carter is trying to get the world to stop ignoring this.

Edit: Also, link to Pres. Carter's new book which I am definitely going to read soon.