summary chapt 9/10

In chapter 9 of Half the Sky, the subject was centered around Islam and woman's rights. It begins by describing a man's trip to Afghanistan and the conversations he had with the Muslim women along the way. He spoke to them about their rights and how they felt about them. They told him stories of their life and they discussed evryone's feelings towards women. The chapter talked about different slants on religion and how the Koran explicitly endorses some gender discrimination: A woman's testimony counts only half as much as a man's, and a daughter inherits only half as much as a son. (p.151) The chapter told the story of an educated woman who was told to marry her cousin but she did not want to, shew didn't like the job he had andd wanted to continue with her education. Herr family beat her and her sister who followed in her footsteps. This section also brought up the topic of the amount of violence that men in the area posses. They are brought up learning that in orderr to get what you want, you havee to act out and be violent. At the end of the chapter, it was said that in general, the best clue to a nation's growth and development potential is the status and role of the women in the country.

Chapter 10 was about education in women. It was said that many of the women in China do not continue their education past elementary school. It told the story of a young girl who was told to drop out of school in order to help around the house because she was the oldest child in the family. Someone donated $10,000 to her so that she could finish her schooling. This money helped not only her, but all the young women in the area that coldn't afford schooling. It also built a new school.