Too much focus on abused women?

This letter is to reply to your recent article on “Women Plead for Help.” We do not help people, especially women, when we speak for them. We do more damage trying to speak for other people when they have the power to speak for themselves. We are only taking their power away from them.

I am a woman who grew up with abuse in my family and have had to deal with emotional pain in my life. I can say now that I have fully dealt with the issues that held me closed for some time in my life.

I really believe that too much focus on women who are abused is not the way to change the existing problem. Belittling the men who are abusive isn’t the answer either.

There should be as much emphasis on men as on women. Men are the ones that need the help since they are causing all the problems, according to the message we hear all the time.

By the way, it takes two to get a quarrel going. They both are the problem and they both need help.

Which sex has the highest rate of suicide? Stats show that more men have committed suicide.

This kind of article affects the male children in our society. They are made to think that this is how men are suppose to be and this is how they are seen by other people. I have a son and I do not want him exposed to these kind of comments in articles. This creates an identity issue among young people.

The Status of Women Council should reflect on the Bathurst Mandate and should keep themselves from hating men. The Status of Women Council should have more Inuit women who are influential in their Council. It seems to use the Inuit women to make the public see that yes, we do have Inuit women in the council, but we have tied their hands so we can inject our own agenda into the government system.

Most men aren’t abusive, most men are really nice and are good leaders and decision makers in our society.

The feminist movement is old and we have moved on to know how to deal with issues better. If we are just going to be tolerant to these kinds of movements in our land, they will walk all over us. Make a stand!

Woman from Nunavut
(Name withheld by request)
Iqaluit