Land of Invisible Women

The thing that I find most disturbing is the lack of rights and respect for women in Yemen. The women, from a very young age, are treated like property and have very little rights. They are also have very little protection under the law, which is horrifying. Girls are married off very young because they are seen as burden. A girl as young 13 was married to a 30 year old man because "it was best for the family." The life of a Yemen teenager and my life, as a teenager in the USA, is drastically different. I have the freedom to speak my mind and have the same rights  a man my age. Also, my parents do not get to choose who I marry or when. And once I turn 18, I will be able to vote in general elections. I hope that sometime soon the women in Yemen can have the same rights as I have.