Kristoff & WuDunn Ch:1-5

In chapter one, Kristoff and WuDunn begin this chapter by revealing the life of Meena, who was a lower-class Indian girl, who was used as a sex slave.  She was captured when she was about six years and was taken to the Brothel, where she was prostituted and beaten there.  She faced many horrible experiences, including two pregnancies, and many drug intake.  Finally, she was abel to escape and was set free because the brothel didn't want her causing anymore trouble.  She married a man named Kubuz, and they had two daughters.  Even though Meena was married and was trying to start her life over again, she wandered about her other two children back in the brothel and wanted to go and rescue them.  She finally did rescue her daughter Naina and son Vivek.

In chapter two, Kristoff and WuDunn discuss the issues that young girls have faced with in India dealing with sex trafficking and their abusing environment.  Sex slave has been going on for awhile, especially in India.  Kristoff and WuDunn discussed how Nick went to India and visited Meena and during his trip, he ran into a police officer there who spoke decent english and had an interesting conservation.  Sex slave in India is common because they use the poor lower-class girls to please the men who are engaged to middle/upper-class girls and to keep the girls virtue, they have the men sleep with the prostitutes at the Brotherl.  Before this book, i never knew had in depth prostitution was in India.  This book has really opened my eyes to how things are there.

In chapter three, women's rights was discussed in terms of speaking up for themselves and putting a voice for society to hear.  Kristoff and WuDunn brought up a good point in way many young girls and women are abducted and taken into the brotherl prostitution world; women don't say anything or fight back or speak up about their awful mistreatments.   "One of the reasons that so many women and girls are kidnapped, trafficked, raped, and otherwise abused is that they grin and bear it."  Women do put up fights sometimes to their mistreatment, but as long as they take it and don't fully put an effort in stopping sex slaves from being forced, they will continue to be mistreated and used.

In chapter four, Kristoff and WuDunn discuss how rape is quite endemic in South Africa as well.  A medical technician named Sonette Ehlers went there to produced national attention to this matter in South Africa.  Ehler developed a tactic tool that would help women not get rape, called the Rapex.  The violence level against women in these countries are immense.  "Violence against women by an intimate partner is a major contributor to the ill health of women. Rape is so stigmatizing that many women do not report it, and thus researchers have difficulty tabulating accurate figures."

In chapter five, Kristoff and WuDunn discuss how the Bible relates and supports the stoning of girls not bleeding during their wedding night. This book to be quite honest, is not my favorite, but it does discuss a lot of stuff that's going on in the world, that women have been suffering from.   Kristoff and WuDunn discuss how many men in India and China use women solely for sex and don't view women with any rights, according to social standing.

Quiz Question:  What does "sex slave" mean?

Research Proposal: Why is the culture in India so focused on social standing, that it allows for men to sleep with other young girls, involuntary because of them being poor lower-class level?