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Why do disparities in wealth and development exist and is it possible to…
Why do disparities in wealth and development exist and is it possible to eliminate them?
gender inequality in India
Lack of education
not seen as necessary
she is bound to be married and leave her paternal home
each year’s High School and 10+2 standard results show that girls are always doing better than boys
results in them not having the qualification to get a job
Extreme poverty
derives countless women to work in low paying domestic service
or in organized prostitution
Or as Migrant laborers
Food
male child who gets all the nutritious and choicest foods
girl child gets whatever is left behind
can lead to major health problems
main reasons for the high incidences of difficult births and anemia in women is the poor quality of food
patriarchy system
Women have learned to accept their subordinate position to men
is found in the religious beliefs
Muslim
islamic traditions
religious texts
Hindu
Hindu law giver Manu: “Women are supposed to be in the custody of their father when they are children, they must be under the custody of their husband when married and under the custody of her son in old age or as widows. In no circumstances she should be allowed to assert herself independently”.
women have no power to take independent decisions either inside their homes or in outside world.
patriarchy is “a system of social structure and practices in which men dominate, oppress and exploit women”
Democratic republic of the Congo
Political History
Dictatorship
Mobuto Sese Seko
took the congo's money and spent it on himself
kept the Congo at a low development level
to get loans from international sources
Resulted in a great debt
Portuguese
Anarchy
in the 1480's the Portuguese sent the Congo into anarchy by killing its tribal leaders
Slavery
the Portuguese enslaved millions of men through violence
Belgium
Lack of Education
which resulted in no local Congolese when Belgium eventually left
Due to lack of education a functioning government could not be appointed after Belgium left
No healthcare
No education
No law and rules
No Infrastructure
Taking of their resources
Rubber
Uranium
Environmental factors
Landlocked country
due to this trade was very difficult
The congo is near the Equator which resulted in a very tropical climate
High disease levels
High birth rates
On average, each woman in the Democratic Republic of Congo has 4.4 children
can cause high dependency rate
the government is not receiving taxes from a non-working population
As a result, less spending is allocated to improving infrastructure or developing skills in the population.
possible ways to manage low development
have reelections so that the government is able to change
be openminded
Why do disparities exist and are difficult to eliminate
How they could be eliminated