[jjr69] Re: Vietnam's Women Of War
- From: Vanthdo@xxxxxxx
- To: jjr69@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 17:51:51 EST
Hi Annette and anh Dat,
Annette, you are 100% correct about the bad lot of the women in VN. However,
please know that everywhere in the world, and even here in the U.S., women do
not really fare that much better. I have encountered very sad cases in my
pro bono work for battered women, and domestic violence is still THE big
killer of women. Women still have a long way to go to enjoy the same rate of
pay, the same treatment from employers, and the same fundamental rights as
men, despite the apparent and superficial conclusions that we have done a lot
better than before.
I don't personally think our Vietnamese culture breeds wife battering. In
fact, I tend to think that, compared to some other men, Vietnamese men tend
to be more gentle with their women (there are exceptions, of course). One of
the reasons may be because they tend to be less possessive and more detached
toward their women. This is my personal observation based on my life
experience, and what I have seen working as a legal aid lawyer among
different ethnic groups.
In addition, did not our culture start out as a matriarchal system? I am
probably wrong on this, but I vaguely remember that from my Vietnamese
Civilization Class at Dai Hoc Van Khoa some 30 years ago.
Van
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