Gender inequality perpetuates cycles of poverty from "summary" of Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Gender inequality is a force that shapes the lives of the women of Annawadi. From a young age, they are taught that their worth is less than that of a man. They are expected to be obedient, to do as they are told, to marry young, and to bear children. They are denied access to education, to employment, to opportunities for advancement. They are trapped in a cycle of poverty that is perpetuated by their gender. The women of Annawadi are not only denied access to education and employment, but they are also denied control over their own bodies. They are forced into marriages, into motherhood, into lives that they did not choose. They are expected to sacrifice their own needs and desires for the sake of their families, their husbands, their children. They are told that this is their duty, their role, their destiny. But the women of Annawadi are not passive victims of their circumstances. They are strong, resilient, reso...
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