Amie Kandeh In The Film 'Half The Sky'

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Thousands if not millions of women have been oppressed for a very long time. Oppressing women needs to stop. It is important that men and women become equals.women aren't the problem but the solution. The plight of girls is no more a tragedy than an opportunity. Amie landed shows a positive example of women taking opportunity of their struggle. One of the reasons I think that Amie kandeh is a positive example of fighting women's oppression is because she takes women who have been raped and tries to give them justice by helping them with their cases and providing them with health care. In the film "half the sky" Amie kandeh says "we as the international rescue committee and its partners have actually responded to ten thousand sexual assault survivors since we started operations in Sierra Leone". This quotation shows that Amie kandeh is trying to give rape justice. All in all Amie kandeh shows a positive example of women taking opportunity of their struggle. …show more content…

One of the reasons why I think somaly mam is a positive example of fighting women's oppression is because she rescues little girls and women from brothels. As said in the film by Nicholas kristoff "somaly and her organization are intended to help girls who are rescued from brothels...". This quotation shows that somaly rescues these girls from brothels. Another quotation is "they emerge as these remarkable young women who are still rejected by their families and by societies because they have this past in a brothel". This quotation shows that somaly also takes in girls who are rejected by their families and by society. And that is why I think that somaly mam is a positive example of women taking opportunity of their

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