Blog post #2 SOLD

Many people in the world think that there is now equality between men and women, but that statement could not be farther from the truth. As stated in this article, human trafficking is still a current issue in Nepal, along with many other countries.
Human trafficking in Nepal is a serious concern. Nepal is mainly a source country for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking.^[1] The Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) compiled by the US State Department rates Nepal as Tier 2, the explanation of which is “the government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so.” Women and children are forced to do unimaginable things just to help their families and to get by. So when Lakshmi is introduced to this new world of discrimination and unfair treatment, she starts realizing there is a lot more problems where she lives other than fixing the roof or her stepfather gambling away all his money. "But in the evening, it is harder to pretend. As soon as dark falls, the bigger ones go up on the roof. They fly homemade paper kites until they are to tired to stand, daring to come down to sleep only late at night after the men have finally gone. The younger ones, like Jeena, are given special medicine so they can sleep under the bed while their mothers are with their customers."(pg. 145) It's amazing what women have put up with and still put up with, I can't believe we still do.