Women Study the Situation in

Women Study The situation in "Cheaper than a cow" describes the perceived condition of the woman in India. According to the article, women in India are treated as merchandise, sold and resold, by men in their quest for families and heirs. The association with the cow in the title is rather significant. More precisely, the cow in India represents a truly saint animal. It is worshiped and considered the embodiment of sanctity.

Indeed, from this point-of-view, women in India and elsewhere have little choices and are therefore sold for a smaller price that than of a cow. Indeed, the bargaining and selling of wives in India is often a tabu subject in terms of westerners. Usually, these actions cannot be tolerated. Still, the tradition and creed of the culture allows and even considers natural the process. It is a matter of cultural tradition, heritage, and customs. There is little somebody can do about it given the ancient nature of the events.

India is not the only place these things happen and are hidden under the veil of tradition. In most Muslim countries, and in particularly in Saudi Arabia, and even Turkey, the relations between men and women are not similar to the western perspective and that of international human rights. Traditionally, according to international law, men and women are equal in the face of law and in their choices.

However, in Turkey for instance, women are forced after marriage to take the name of their husband, regardless of their desire or wish. Although this is not one of the most important cases of human rights abuse, it is significant especially for a country such as Turkey with desire to accede to the European Union. India Arie is a rather inspirational figure in terms of feminist ideas and self-esteem.

In the "Video" she tries to transmit a criticism towards the consumerist world and at the same time to attack on the current values of the society. In this sense, it is pointed out that women are not necessarily the embodiment of supermodels; they are in fact regular human beings who must love themselves for who they are and not try to improve themselves through artificial means such as silicones. Indeed an important part is played by the family, as she clearly states out.

Her mother was the one to integrate these values of self-love and it passed to the next generation. Her mother advised her to be an educated well respected woman rather than to become sensitive to issues such as clothes and money. From this point-of-view, family offers a sense of direction and guidance and its role is crucial for establishing human values. In the "Don't give up on the day job," the actual idea is related to the trivialization of everyday life.

Moreover, the message focuses on maintaining of the current job as opposed to offering women the possibility of staying home. This is an important aspect because continuing with the career is crucial to maintain the self-esteem women.