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    The document summarizes women's status in the past versus present in Morocco. It notes that in the past, women were oppressed and silenced, but are now free and outspoken. It lists factors that helped change women's status such as Islam, feminism, feminist writers, and education, but also obstacles that remain such as sexism, stereotypes, culture, and patriarchy. The document provides vocabulary related to women and power such as gender, violence, and feminism.

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    The document summarizes women's status in the past versus present in Morocco. It notes that in the past, women were oppressed and silenced, but are now free and outspoken. It lists factors that helped change women's status such as Islam, feminism, feminist writers, and education, but also obstacles that remain such as sexism, stereotypes, culture, and patriarchy. The document provides vocabulary related to women and power such as gender, violence, and feminism.

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    Women and Power

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    The document summarizes women's status in the past versus present in Morocco. It notes that in the past, women were oppressed and silenced, but are now free and outspoken. It lists factors that helped change women's status such as Islam, feminism, feminist writers, and education, but also obstacles that remain such as sexism, stereotypes, culture, and patriarchy. The document provides vocabulary related to women and power such as gender, violence, and feminism.

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    Women’s Status / Situation

    In the Past In the Present Obstacles to Change Factors of Change

    oppressed/enslaved free/emancipated sexism Islam


    silenced outspoken stereotypes/ feminism
    marginalized actively involved prejudice feminist writers
    uneducated educated/ intellectual culture women activists
    illiterate literate tradition women’s associations
    dependent independent patriarchy the new Moroccan Family Code
    underestimated celebrated ignorance the mass media
    objectified dignified “polygamy” globalization
    unequal opportunities equal opportunities illiteracy NGOs
    limited career options more career options socialization education
    no potential a lot of potential the mass media school

    Other Vocabulary Related to Women and Power

    gender violence self-confidence International Women’s Day male domination


    divorce united inferior Domestic violence active
    insecure pioneer resistance freedom

    -Feminism: a social and political movement which advocated equal rights with men
    -Sexism : the belief that one sex is superior to the other
    -Gender: cultural differences between men and women
    -Patriarchy: a society which is controlled by men in which they use their power to their advantage

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