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Originally Posted by Felicity
I was reading the Mrs. earlier post about unfair treatment of women through the ages. Surely other groups have been treated as unfairly if not more unfairly and I'm talking specifically about racial discrimination, prejudice and the horrible things done to MEN and women too of course as result.
There has also been religious persecution through the centuries.
I don't know that women have been pinpointed for satanic assault more than any other group of humans.
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Sis. Felicity...if that were the case, why has it taken 6,000 years for women to have the right to vote?
Did you see that one of the last jurisdictions to grant women equal voting rights was Liechtenstein in
1984.
And that there are still some countries that deny/condition it?
Women's suffrage denied or conditioned
Bhutan — One vote per house. Although this applies to both men and women, in practice it currently prevents many more women from voting than men. If the new proposed constitution is voted and ratified, then no restrictions will apply by 2008.
Lebanon — Partial suffrage. Proof of elementary education is required for women but not for men. Voting is compulsory for men but optional for women.
Brunei — No suffrage for women. Neither men nor women have had the right to vote or to stand for election since 1962 because the country is governed by an absolute monarchy.
Saudi Arabia — No suffrage for women. The first local elections ever held in the country occurred in 2005. Women were not given the right to vote or to stand for election.
United Arab Emirates — Limited, but will be fully expanded by 2010.
Vatican City — No suffrage for women; while most men in the Vatican also lack the vote, all persons with suffrage in Papal conclaves (the Cardinals) are male.
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