The South Sudanese government needs to finally address the destructive dowry system in order to begin resolving the gender inequality plaguing their society - and not because of a cultural hatred for women, but because of sustained poverty and economic insecurity.
The tragedy the rape of indian women that seared international headlines in the past couple of weeks show that many abuses against women, both physical and otherwise, go undocumented in the international focus on the progress of women's rights.
