Idée de progrès

Introduction :

We will discuss the notion of the idea of progress can be defined as an improvement, development or change - a technical, scientific or social progress that contributes to a better world.

Here we will deal with the idea of societal progress and more specifically with women.

That is why we will ask ourselves the following question: To what extent does the restriction of women's rights have an impact on our society?

First of all, we will talk about the right to abortion, which concerns all women but which unfortunately is a withdrawn freedom in some countries. In a second part we will talk about the actions carried out by Kurdish women in Syria to claim their freedom. And finally, we talk about organizations created by women to preserve their rights and freedom.

Development :

The idea of progress for women is not always in progress... Indeed, many countries have allowed abortion law (the number of weeks varies according to the country).

Nevertheless, other countries, at least some states in some countries, still prohibit it recently, such as Alabama, which until now allowed abortion, but the Senate of the State of Alabama, under Republican control, has adopted an almost total ban on abortion, making the execution of this procedure a crime at any stage of pregnancy. The measure does not provide for an exception for rape and incest. Democratic leaders reacted with outrage and committed themselves to fighting for the right to abortion. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Senator and 2020 Twitter candidate: "This ban is dangerous and exceptionally cruel. This makes abortion by a doctor in the state a class A crime, punishable by 10 to 99 years in prison. Women would not face criminal sanctions if they had an abortion. But it marks the last stage of a growing push against women's reproductive rights in the United States, driven by right-wing Christians emboldened under the Trump presidency.                                                                                                            Hillary Clinton on Twitter: "Abortion bans in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky and Mississippi are appalling attacks on women's lives and fundamental freedoms. Women's rights are human rights. We will not go back there.                     Alabama's vote came after a battle broke out over whether to allow legal abortion for women who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest, an issue that divided Republicans who otherwise supported a ban on abortion.                                           It is an unconstitutional prohibition and we must protect the right of every woman to make her own choices about her health care, her body and her future.                                                               The architects of the bill opposed the rape exception, stating that they wanted a outright prohibition to be introduced in court and believed that exceptions would violate the principle that an unborn child is a human life. The six who voted against the bill were all Democrats.

So here we are more concerned with the regression of women's rights than with progress

        Then, contrary to what one might think in Syria, Kurdish women are increasingly beginning to fight for their freedom and rights. Women from cities and villages in northern Syria have shown how they have challenged the fierce oppression of President Bashar Al-Assad's Ba'ath regime to come together and create a women's movement.

The Diplomatic Committee of Kongreya Star - a confederation of women's organizations in Rojava, Syria - published a 33-page report explaining how the Rojava revolution has developed since its foundation (under the name Yekîtiya Star) in 2005.

The fundamental conviction of the report is clear: "Without the liberation of women, a truly free society is impossible."

It provides an overview of how women in the region play a leading role in organizing all areas of life, from education and economics to politics and international relations. The group focuses on mutual protection, resistance to the militant group of the Islamic State (ISIS) and building an egalitarian community in the middle of a war zone.

The Kurds constitute the majority of Rojava's population and the majority of the population is Muslim, but the region is home to many different groups, including Arabs, Assyrians and Yazidis, as well as a Christian minority. While the military escalation in 2011 turned Syria into a war zone, Kurdish women felt the repression twice as bad. They have learned from the experiences of the Kurdish women's movement in other parts of the Middle East (the report mentions Bakur in south-east Turkey, Bachur in Iraq and Rojhilat in northern Syria) and created a network of organisations to defend themselves.

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