How are women seen and treated today?

[Charlotte Benns]

For my next project I am exploring the way women are seen and treated today, not only by men but also by women.

I am very interested to get opinions, ideas and research from a broad range of people so please don't hesitate to tell me what you think.

[Sangeeta Majumder]

wow, can work together!

[Charlotte Benns]

Hi Sangeeta,

I have only just been able to log back on and see this! Would you still like to work together? Where are you based?

This is a link to TheWomanDelusion, the first of many pieces I wish to make in trying to understand exactly how women are treated. This is based on my experience in culture and relationships etc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXvlNY20XJg 

Let me know because I would absolutely love to work together.

Love

Charley

[kdl israel]

Sex Ration In USA

Country/region    at birth    under    15      15–64      over 65 total

United State       1.05        1.04     1.00     0.75         0.97

Percent of women who have experienced domestic violence	25%
Estimated number of domestic violence incidents per year	960,000

The health costs of domestic violence yearly	$5.8 Billion
Percent of female high school students who reported being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner	20%
Percent of teens who reported threats from their boyfriend or girlfriend to harm them or themselves to avoid a breakup.	14%
Number of children who witness domestic violence annually	6 Million +
Number of women who are stalked by an intimate partner annually	503,485
Percent of domestic crimes reported to police	25%

These are the rations of Abuses on women according to U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.

 Today women are consider as just a tool to play with and thrown away after use. We have to stop it.

[Charlotte Benns]

What a powerful post, thank you. 

Yes we do need to stop it and it is so refreshing to be speaking to fellow artists who see the same inequality as I see on a daily basis.

The most disgusting part for me is that Ukip, the political party England just voted for in the European elections, want to make RAPE and ABUSE LEGAL in a relationship. They are a bunch of racist, sexist white men who need to be stopped before they are voted in the General Elections. 

Charley x

[Sarah Barnard]

I see this is from 2013 but I'd like to pick your brain about some of this discussion as well. I am doing a piece based on manners and the concepts and habits society has created for themselves. So not only am I researching details on men and women's "roles" but how they interact. Just looking around to see if you might can give me some info you've found. Hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks,

Sarah Barnard

[Charlotte Benns]

Hi Sarah,

Where are you based? I would love to chat about this a lot more. It's very interesting.

If you would like I will happily write something on this and send it to you - this is right up my street!!

Charley x