Ngabe iCongress Yokwandisa Ukubhalwa Kwezempi Kwabesifazane?

Ngu-Kate Connell, Agasti 27, 2020

Kusukela U-Santa Barbara Independent

Ngomhla zingama-20 kuMbasa, 2020, u-SPC Wezempi Wase-US u-Vanessa Guillen wabulawa elinye isosha endaweni yezempi yase-Fort Hood e-Texas. Wayebuthwe esafunda esikoleni esiphakeme futhi watshelwa ukuthi wayezothola amathuba amaningi ngokujoyina impi. Akazange atshelwe ngerekhodi elide lokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi kwamasosha.

Izingozi kwabesifazane nabesilisa ezisekelweni noma ekuqeqesheni zaziwa kancane kunokuhlukunyezwa amasosha empini, kodwa owesifazane oyedwa kwabangu-1 ubike ukuthi unukubezwe ngokocansi ngesikhathi esembuthweni. Ngaphambi kokubulawa kwakhe, uGuillen watshela unina ukuthi wayehlukunyezwe ngokobulili omunye wabaphathi bakhe.

Ngemva kokufa kwakhe, uLupe Guillen, udadewabo kaVanessa Guillen, waphawula: “Uma ungeke ukwazi ukubavikela, ungabhalisi.” Umndeni wakwaGuillen kanye ne-League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) bacele ukuthi kungabi bikho muntu ozobhalisa kuze kube yilapho kuba nophenyo oluphelele oluzimele futhi amasosha athweswa icala ngokunganaki kwawo okungaguquki abasebenzi bawo.

Ingabe intsha endaweni yakithi iyakwazi ukuthola ulwazi mayelana nezingozi ezingakashiwo zemisebenzi yezempi? Abafundi besikole samabanga aphezulu abahola kancane baqondiswe ikakhulukazi ngabaqashi abanikeza imibiko ekhazimulayo yempilo yezempi.

Ngisebenza njengomqondisi weqembu elingenzi nzuzo, i-Truth in Recruitment, iphrojekthi yoMhlangano Wabangane base-Santa Barbara (noma amaQuaker) osekunesikhathi eside ifuna ukunciphisa ukufinyelela kokuqasha entsheni emakhempasi ezikole zamabanga aphezulu. Ngo-2014, sibambisene ne-Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) ukuze sisebenzise inqubomgomo yebhodi yesikole elawula ukufinyelela komqashi kubafundi. Inqubomgomo ihlanganisa le mikhawulo: Abaqashi abavela egatsheni ngalinye lezempi banqunyelwe ekuvakasheni okubili ngonyaka ngaphandle kwabaqashi abangaphezu kwabathathu ekhempasini ngesikhathi; abaqashi abakwazi ukucela imininingwane yokuxhumana ngqo kubafundi; akukho ukubukisa kwezikhali ezilingisayo okuvunyelwe; ifomu lokuhoxa elivimbela ukukhishwa kolwazi lwenkomba yomfundi kufanele lusatshalaliswe; abaqashayo abakwazi ukuphazamisa imisebenzi yesikole evamile.

Ngokungafani ne-SBUSD, i-Santa Maria Joint Unified High School District ayinayo inqubomgomo yokuqasha ibhodi lesikole. Ngo-2016-17, Amasosha AseMelika avakashela iSanta Maria High School kanye nePioneer Valley High School izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-80. AbaseMarines bavakashele i-Ernest Righetti High School izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-60. Owayengumfundi wasePioneer Valley waphawula, “Kunjengokungathi [abaqasha] basebenza.” Kusukela ngo-2016, i-Truth in Recruitment ibisebenza namalungu omphakathi ase-Santa Maria athintekayo ukuze kuncishiswe ukufinyelela okungavimbeli kwababutheli bezempi kubafundi nezikole zesifunda.

Omele i-US u-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, uDemocrat waseNew York, muva nje uhlongoze ukuchitshiyelwa kumthethosivivinywa waminyaka yonke wezindleko zezempi obungavimba uxhaso lwenhlangano ukuze amasosha abuthe ezikoleni ezimaphakathi neziphakeme futhi acele idatha emayelana nabafundi. Nokho, lokhu kuzodinga izinguquko ezengeziwe emthethweni wenhlangano. Ngaphansi koMthetho Wokungabi Nengane Esele Ngemuva ka-2001, izikole zamabanga aphezulu ezithola izimali zikahulumeni kufanele zinikeze ulwazi oluthile lokuxhumana lomfundi kubaqashi bezempi uma becelwa futhi kufanele zivumele abaqashile ukuba babe nokufinyelela okufanayo kubafundi njengabaqashi namakolishi. Lo mthetho uvame ukucashunwa lapho izifunda zesikole zithi azikwazi ukulawula ukufinyelela kokuqasha kubafundi bazo nasezikoleni. Kodwa igama eliyisihluthulelo emthethweni, elibonisa lokho okungenzeka, yizwi esifanayo. Uma nje izinqubomgomo zesikole zisebenzisa imithethonqubo efanayo kuzo zonke izinhlobo zabaqashi, izifunda zingasebenzisa izinqubomgomo ezilawula ukufinyelela kokuqashwa.

Eminye imithetho ehlelwayo ingenza abesifazane abasebasha/abantu abahlonzwe abesifazane ngesikhathi bezalwa babe sengozini enkulu yezingozi zempilo yezempi. Yize okwamanje kungekho okusalungiswa kwezempi, kule minyaka engamashumi amane edlule, amadoda/abantu abahlonze abesilisa lapho bezalwa, abaphakathi kweminyaka eyi-18 nengama-26 ubudala, kuye kwadingeka ukuthi babhalise ne-Selective Service System ukuze babuthelwe empini. Manje sekunomthetho ohlongozwayo ozodinga nokuthi abesifazane babhalisele uhlaka.

I-Selective Service System ihilela okungaphezu nje kokubhalisa. Kunemiphumela engathi sína, yempilo yonke yokwehluleka ukuthobela. Njengamanje, amadoda angabhalisi ne-Selective Service angahlawuliswa imali efika ku-$250,000 futhi adonse iminyaka emihlanu ejele. Futhi abafanelekile ukuthola usizo lwezezimali lwasekolishi, ukuqeqeshwa komsebenzi wenhlangano, noma ukuqashwa kwenhlangano. Lezi zijeziso zingaba nemiphumela eshintsha impilo ikakhulukazi entsheni engenazo izincwadi, njengoba ukwehluleka ukubhalisela le nsizakalo kuyenza ingafaneleki ekubeni yisakhamuzi saseMelika.

Esinye isiphakamiso sekhongolose samanje, esikhundleni sokunweba ukubhaliswa, siwukuqeda ngokuphelele ukubhaliswa Kwesevisi Ekhethiwe. NgoJuni, inhlangano yethu yahlangana noMmeleli wase-US u-Salud Carbajal, umakadebona we-Marine Reserve, futhi wavuma ukuya eHholo Ledolobha, elisingathwa yi-Truth in Recruitment, lapho ayezolalela khona ukukhathazeka komphakathi mayelana nalolu khetho olubhekene neCongress. Ihholo ledolobha elibonakalayo, "Ingabe ICongress Izokwengeza Ukubhaliswa Okusalungiswa Kwezempi Kwabesifazane?" izovuleka ULwesine, Septhemba 3, ngo-6 ntambama, ne-US Representative Carbajal kanye nezikhulumi ezihlanganisa abafundi nomakadebona.

Iqiniso Ekuqasheni likholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi esikhundleni sokuzama ukwandisa ukubhaliswa kwabesifazane abasebasha, iCongress kufanele iqede ukubhaliswa okusalungiswa kubo bonke. Ukugunyaza abesifazane ukuthi babhalisele uhlaka lwezempi akusekeli ukulingana kwabesifazane; ukwelula izinyathelo eziphoqayo kubantu besifazane ngeke kwandise amathuba abo, kuzomane kususe ukukhetha kwabo.

Ukuphoqa abantu abasha ukuthi babhalise kubafaka ezingozini ezingalindelekile - inkambu yokuqeqeshwa iyodwa ingaba yinto edabukisayo futhi engaba yingozi empilweni. Ukubhaliswa Kwesistimu Yesevisi Ekhethiwe akuzange kunikezwe emashumini eminyaka adlule. Abaningi baye baphikisa ngokuthi aphinde aqedwe. Asikho isizathu sokuqhubeka nokuba khona kwayo noma ukwandisa ukubhaliswa ngokuphoqelela amaqembu amasha abantu. Intsha kufanele izikhethele ukuthi izosebenzela kanjani imiphakathi yayo kanye nesizwe.

Bonke bayamenywa ehholo lethu ledolobha elibonakalayo noCongressmember Carbajal, oveze ukweseka kwakhe ukubhaliswa okusalungiswa okuphoqelekile. Nansi indlela “yokungena” eHholo Ledolobha ngokuphepha kwekhaya noma ibhizinisi lakho nge-Zoom ne-Facebook Livestream:

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