Reminders aplenty that it's not easy or pleasant being a woman in many parts of the world (even without Santorum's influence) -- the latest:
- Wife-beating is common in Nigeria, where harsh punishment for "willfulness" is widely accepted by both men and women. The stories here are pretty galling...
(via Follow Me Here)
- That reminded me of the story of the Ethiopian girl saved by lions (who apparently responded to her cries and chased away her attackers) -- she was the victim of an attempted kidnapping for forced marriage. (And then that reminds me of this previous bride-napping story... shudder)
(CNN story, no longer accessible, via boing boing)
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