Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: In a world where women's rights have continued to be violated because of their sex, women have continued to struggle with dehumanizing situations in every environment they find themselves.Women play vital roles in the society as they assume five key roles in most societies: mother, producer, home-manager, community organizer and socio-cultural and political activist.Despite women's resourcefulness, their worth has consistently been downplayed and demeaned in the theories, symbols, rituals, religious practices and structures of the society.The situation of women in the society has brought about different reactions and policies like the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW, and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to mention but a few.Despite all these conventions and policies, women have continued to suffer discrimination and marginalization which has also continued to hamper their contributions to societal development.The women in the Bible despite all odd made different in the development of their society hence, women today can be inspired and encouraged by the activities of these women portrayed in the Bible, especially Queen Esther, who stood up against every odd, and made difference in their societies.Women today can make a difference in the situations of insecurity, civil unrest, wars, poverty, women illiteracy, violence, and maternal mortality.This could be achieved through mobilizing women from the different organizations that women belonged to in the society whether religious or cultural groups for training in the importance and utilization of healthcare facilities, peacebuilding skills, leadership skills, negotiation skills, different types of skill acquisitions and empowered them to train others in their local communities.
Author: Sr. Cecilia Madu OP
Institution: Benue State University
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2312955499