Monday 9 March 2015

Why more men should fight for women’s rights


Men march in Istanbul for women’s rights after the murder of Özgecan Aslan


Ozgecan Aslan was a psychology student with dreams, fears and aspirations like anyone else, he was tortured and then murdered by another man. Normally, she would've become an addition to another statistic of male violence against women, but in Turkey and neighbouring Azerbaijan she has become an icon. Across twitter, Turkish women have responded by sharing their experiences of harassment, sexualisation and abuse. Men have taken this protest to the streets by wearing miniskirts and protesting against women and those who play down for it.
My personal opinion towards this is that its finally time for this to take place. This has been going on for so long, men always being unfair to women and people have just taken it without doing anything against it. For men to finally understand that the unfairness that women face everyday, the sexism, rape and harrassment isn't something that people should shut their eyes on. 

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