The problem of women’s rights has been widely discussed throughout the past century. The historical experience shows that women have made a long and challenging way to gender equality. It has taken them a lot of pain and effort to receive the social treatment that is free from gender prejudice and intolerance. Women’s fight for equality has touched upon an entire series of social spheres: education, politics, law, medicine, and government.
There is no doubt that the contemporary social context is significantly different from that of the twentieth century, and this transformation is, to a great extent, the merit of the women’s movement. Although the public debates around the women’s rights issue seem to have calmed, it would be wrong to claim that the problem has been successfully solved for good.
One tends to assume mistakenly that the question of women’s rights focuses on the advancement of the interests of this particular group. Nevertheless, this presumption is only partially true as the proper treatment of the gender’s rights contributes to the advantages of the entire society. To begin with, one should realize that gender equality is beneficial for both males and females.
The author points out that an application of feminism’s principals to the Latino-American environment can interfere significantly with its cultural and traditional background. According to Burton, the stereotypes that exist in the local society are too powerful to be rebutted, and the need for their rebuttal is highly questioned.
In conclusion, one should point out that in spite of all the positive results, the feminist movement is as important today as it used to be decades ago. The current social and political context has undoubtedly changed; however, that does not mean that gender problems have ceased to exist. One should take into account the particular regions that still represent the examples of outrages discrimination of women’s rights.
Moreover, statistics show that even the most progressive countries still have some problems with thorough gender rights’ protection. Therefore, it is evident that there is still a lot of work to be done. As a consequence, one is to perform thorough monitoring of the current state of things and work out a wise strategy and targeting.