Buddhism and Women

As in other world religions, the religious hierarchy in Buddhism is male-dominated, causing ongoing gender discrimination both in monasteries and in wider Buddhist society. Buddhist texts sometimes "equal the worst anti-women polemics of any religion".

https://www.humanreligions.info/buddhism_women.html

Honour Killings

A new page, on a sombre topic. When women resist male dominance or the adherence to male norms, in some cultures they are sometimes murdered in the name of family 'honour', a practice almost universally condemned. The UN estimates that 5000 such murders occur annually. "Honour Killings" by Vexen Crabtree

The contents menu is:

1. Example Events That Led to an Honour Killing
2. Terrible Symptoms of Unfettered Male Culture
3. Which Countries are Susceptible
   1. Pakistan
   2. India
   3. Turkey
   4. Syria
   5. Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon
   6. Europe (Historically in strict Catholic places, but now uncommon, and exclusively in immigrant communities)