“Employers harassed them for "being inappropriately dressed" or "not having the right attitude," and held their wages ransom. Customers thought the right to harass young women came with their purchase.” SexismSexual HarassmentViolence Against Girls Book:82년생 김지영 Source: 82년생 김지영
“In Somalia, like many countries across Africa and the Middle East, little girls are made "pure" by having their genitals cut out. There is no other way to describe this procedure, which typically occurs around the age of five. After the child's clitoris and labia are carved out, scraped off, or, in more compassionate areas, merely cut or pricked, the whole area is often sewn up, so that a thick band of tissue forms a chastity belt made of the girl's own scarred flesh. A small hole is carefully situated to permit a thin flow of pee. Only great force can tear the scar tissue wider, for sex.” PatriarchyViolence Against WomenFemale Genital MutilationGenital MutilationFemale CircumcisionViolence Against Girls Book:Infidel Source: Infidel
“Her first obstacle in school life was the "pranks of the boy desk-mate" that many schoolgirls experienced. To Jiyoung, it felt more like harassment or violence than pranks, and there was nothing she could do about it besides run crying to Mother and Eunyoung.” SexismChildhood TraumaViolence Against Girls Book:82년생 김지영 Source: 82년생 김지영