Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Week 13 Cynthia Enloe & Paul Amar

            This chapter basically questions the involvement of women in the political affairs and issues of Afghanistan and Iraq. Over the years, international alliances and imperialism has been present in these countries, such as the US military forces in Afghanistan. In situations where certain political, international and even military issues arise, the involvement was lost and the voices of women remained unheard. Because of this, the chapter has explored the different reasons and the means women get to stand up, such as through international alliances. At the same time, this chapter served several implications for women to become more actively involved in politics and even military affairs, which includes the academic field. Moreover, the chapter has numerous insights to offer with regards to the creation of an empire and the role of gender in establishing such.

            The issues and diverse pictures of this Chapter about feminism in the aspect of imperialism and political issues are insightful. It is personally learned that the core involvement of women in the Afghanistan and Iraqi international and political affairs has been gendered. The concept of feminism was also found to be deeply rooted in the culture of social status for a long period of time, which makes it difficult to for women to get involved in issues like international alliances and military affairs. It is as well saddening that women’s voices are not heard in the field of politics, which emphasizes that they are underrepresented in the society.

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