Letters to the Editor: Misogyny is our greatest crime

Afghan women voting at Tortank girls school polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Picture: PA

Afghan women voting at Tortank girls school polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Picture: PA

Mon, 23 Jan, 2023 - 02:00

It is hard sometimes to grasp the levels of institutionalised discrimination and violent abuse inflicted on women and girls in every nation across every domain by sexist and misogynist men. 

This is, without doubt, the greatest crime of our time that 50% of humanity is not treated equally in some societies and do not have the freedom to choose the lifestyle that they would wish.

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