March 8th is Morocco’s National Day of Women where they celebrate women’s rights. Women in the past were not be able to go to school, they did not get to choose their husbands they were chosen for them, they were not allowed to work, they could not travel on their own, and some never came out of their homes. Now, women can go to cities, work, get equal pay and have good jobs, sometimes even better jobs than men, now they can divorce, share property and have custody of their children. When there is a divorce between the man and woman the man must leave the home to his x-wife and their children. Women used to face violence and harassment when they were out in public places. Morocco is a much better place for women now.
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March 2015
CategoriesAuthorDawn Maxwell teaches high school math at Central High School in Central Phoenix, Arizona. She has been teaching math for over 20 years and at Central HS the past eight years. She traveled to Morocco as a part of the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program through IREX. |