Kristoff & WuDunn Ch: 11-14

All four of these chapters have really impacted me.  From chapter eleven, discussing how a husband from Pakistan would constantly beat his wife Saima Muhammad because of his anger of having no job, was sad to me. Her husband owed $3,000 in debt and that is a lot to some people, especially in the living conditions that Saima and her family were living in.  She soon joined an organization and made a huge improvement and started her own little embroidery business.  She was able to pay off her husbands debt and remain her daughters in school.  "Saima became the tycoon of the neighborhood, and she was able to pay off her husband's entire debt, keep her daughters in school, renovate the house, connect running water to the house, and buy a television."  This chapter really made me proud of how hard Saima worked and was able to surpass her obstacles and help her family.  Chapters twelve and thirteen were quite inspirational as well.  I admired the determination of Zhang Yin in chapter twelve and how she worked immensely hard and never gave up.  Even with no english education, she managed to travel here to the U.S. and work for her business.  Knowing that she later become a billionaire with a net worth of $ 4.6 billion dollars, is amazing and really made me value that true meaning behind dreams and hard work combined, make everything possible. Chapter thirteen was quite different dealing with the gential cutting of young girls.  This chapter was not my favorite because it was quite brutal and gruesome and knowing that this is a culture thing, makes matters more complicated.  Chapter fourteen was interesting and a good way to wrap up the book because it discussed how the world is today with everything we learned about women and their struggles.

Quiz Question: Who is Zhang Yin?

Research Proposal: Why have women been mistreated so unfairly and poorly throughout the world?