and resources are so low that malnutrition and starvation are common. There is a high risk of disease because of the pathogens and bacteria in the food and water, and life expectancy is only around forty-five years of age. The environment is in shambles and conditions are bad due to periods of war (“Central Intelligence Agency”). The lack of proper living arrangements has caused problems with the treatment of citizens, especially women. Women are faced with unfair treatment and extreme sexual violence. Rape is common and the government is not strictly enforcing laws against it. In the article in Their by with “Liberia: Justice Own Hands”, Rachel Vincent, she writes, “Families limited resources will often prioritize educating boys over girls. Girls who do make it to high school often rely on older men, including teachers, who will pay their fees or ‘sugar daddies’ – give good grades in exchange for sexual Also, Liberia has civil and favors” (Vincent). customary laws, and they often contradict each other. Civil laws will give women rights but customary laws counteract those rights making it legal for men to take those rights away. More often the customary laws are practiced (“Liberia”). In some countries like Qatar and Mali, wealth and poverty the only factors in aren’t determining the progress of rights. In Qatar, culture holds back rights, while women’s women’s in Mali, activist groups push for reform. women’s Qatar, predominantly made up of the Islamic faith, is ranked in the top wealthiest countries in the world. The CIA World Factbook says that, and gas have made Qatar the “Oil highest per-capita income country and the country with the world’s lowest unemployment”, Their GDP per capita is $102,800 as of 2012 and this is (“Central Intelligence Agency”). – ranked number one in the world. Their unemployment rate is ranked number two at only 0.5% and there a significant percentage of people below the poverty line isn’t (“Central Intelligence
and resources are so low that malnutrition and starvation are common. There is a high risk of disease because of the pathogens and bacteria in the food and water, and life expectancy is only around forty-five years of age. The environment is in shambles and conditions are bad due to periods of war (“Central Intelligence Agency”). The lack of proper living arrangements has caused problems with the treatment of citizens, especially women. Women are faced with unfair treatment and extreme sexual violence. Rape is common and the government is not strictly enforcing laws against it. In the article “Liberia: Justice in Their Own Hands”, by Rachel Vincent, she writes, “Families with limited resources will often prioritize educating boys over girls. Girls who do make it to high school often rely on ‘sugar daddies’ – older men, including teachers, who will pay their fees or give good grades in exchange for sexual favors” (Vincent). Also, Liberia has civil and customary laws, and they often contradict each other. Civil laws will give women rights but customary laws counteract those rights making it legal for men to take those rights away. More often the customary laws are practiced (“Liberia”). In some countries like Qatar and Mali, wealth and poverty aren’t the only factors in determining the progress of women’s rights. In Qatar, culture holds back women’s rights, while in Mali, women’s activist groups push for reform. Qatar, predominantly made up of the Islamic faith, is ranked in the top wealthiest countries in the world. The CIA World Factbook says that, “Oil and gas have made Qatar the world’s highest per-capita income country and the country with the lowest unemployment”, (“Central Intelligence Agency”). Their GDP – per capita is $102,800 as of 2012 and this is ranked number one in the world. Their unemployment rate is ranked number two at only 0.5% and there isn’t a significant percentage of people below the poverty line (“Central Intelligence
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