The status of women in Islam & several civilizations
v France 586 AD : A conference was held to discuss whether the woman is a human with the soul or not, & if she has a soul is it either human or animal nature, & is her soul equal the soul of men or not. At the end they agreed that she has a soul but it is inferior because it is only created to serve the desires of the man. “The evil, coward and corrupt sprits of men are the ones from which women were created.” -PLATO v Chinese Society : Women in Chinese society occupied a low and degraded status. They were customarily assigned the most despised and least important jobs and positions. The male child was looked upon as a "gift" from the gods, and treated accordingly. As for the female child, she had to endure multiple hardships, like the binding of her feet in order to cripple her from running and other customs. A Chinese proverb says: ...