December 13 is the first meeting of DC-WHRAT's new Book/Discussion Group. We will be meeting at 7:00 pm at the Teaism in Penn Quarter (400 8th Street, NW). Teaism is right by Navy Memorial stop on the yellow line and walking distance from the China Town stop.
For December we'll be discussing Barbara Kingslover's "Poisonwood Bible."
From the Book Jacket:
"The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it--from garden seeds to Scripture--is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.
The novel is set against one of the most dramatic political chronicles of the twentieth century: the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium, the murder of its first elected prime minister, the CIA coup to install his replacement, and the insidious progress of a world economic order that robs the fledgling African nation of its autonomy. Against this backdrop, Orleanna Price reconstructs the story of her evangelist husband's part in the Western assault on Africa, a tale indelibly darkened by her own losses and unanswerable questions about her own culpability. Also narrating the story, by turns, are her four daughters--the self-centered, teenaged Rachel; shrewd adolescent twins Leah and Adah; and Ruth May, a prescient five-year-old. These sharply observant girls, who arrive in the Congo with racial preconceptions forged in 1950s Georgia, will be marked in surprisingly different ways by their father's intractable mission, and by Africa itself. Ultimately each must strike her own separate path to salvation. Their passionately intertwined stories become a compelling exploration of moral risk and personal responsibility.
Dancing between the dark comedy of human failings and the breathtaking possibilities of human hope, The Poisonwood Bible possesses all that has distinguished Barbara Kingsolver's previous work, and extends this beloved writer's vision to an entirely new level. Taking its place alongside the classic works of postcolonial literature, this ambitious novel establishes Kingsolver as one of the most thoughtful and daring of modern writers."
Friday, December 03, 2004
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Discussion Panel: HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women
Commemorating World AIDS Day
Discussion Panel
HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women
Are Women More Vulnerable to HIV Infection
Where: George Washington University
Marvin Center, 3rd floor, Continental Ballroom
800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
When: Wednesday, December 1, 2004
International AIDS Day
7pm – 9pm
No RSVP necessary. Contact Inma at dcwhrat@yahoo.com with any questions.
Please join Amnesty International, U.S. Committee for UNIFEM, our distinguished speakers and members of the community for a panel discussion on the impact of gender and violence against women on the AIDS pandemic.
Speaker Panel:
Lisa Johnson-Firth, Esq., Virginia State Violence Against Women Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International
Heather Fortuna, Program Officer - Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Women for Women International
Sonia Kandathil, Research and Program Analyst, American Foundation for AIDS Research
Robert Mugisha, Human Rights Advocate; Country Specialist (Africa), Amnesty International
Cynthia Rothschild, Consultant, Center for Women’s Global Leadership; AIUSA Board member
Co-sponsored by:
Amnesty International DC Women’s Human Rights Action Team,
US Committee for UNIFEM’s National Capital Chapter,
The George Washington University Amnesty International Chapter, and
Amnesty International USA, Mid-Atlantic Field Office
Discussion Panel
HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women
Are Women More Vulnerable to HIV Infection
Where: George Washington University
Marvin Center, 3rd floor, Continental Ballroom
800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
When: Wednesday, December 1, 2004
International AIDS Day
7pm – 9pm
No RSVP necessary. Contact Inma at dcwhrat@yahoo.com with any questions.
Please join Amnesty International, U.S. Committee for UNIFEM, our distinguished speakers and members of the community for a panel discussion on the impact of gender and violence against women on the AIDS pandemic.
Speaker Panel:
Lisa Johnson-Firth, Esq., Virginia State Violence Against Women Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International
Heather Fortuna, Program Officer - Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Women for Women International
Sonia Kandathil, Research and Program Analyst, American Foundation for AIDS Research
Robert Mugisha, Human Rights Advocate; Country Specialist (Africa), Amnesty International
Cynthia Rothschild, Consultant, Center for Women’s Global Leadership; AIUSA Board member
Co-sponsored by:
Amnesty International DC Women’s Human Rights Action Team,
US Committee for UNIFEM’s National Capital Chapter,
The George Washington University Amnesty International Chapter, and
Amnesty International USA, Mid-Atlantic Field Office
Friday, November 19, 2004
Action: Stop Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS in DRC
Stop Violence Against Women
Democratic Republic of the Congo:
the struggle for health care and justice for rape survivors
“ My dad told me to hide. When the soldiers came in they shot my mum and my dad before my eyes. I stayed hidden but the soldiers found me and raped me… they were many. ”
Aurélie (not her real name) was 10 years old when her village was attacked by an armed group in 2002. She still suffers intense pains and long periods of depression.
“ I really would like to go back to school, but the other kids insult me, calling me the enemy’s woman. ”
Armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have raped tens of thousands of women, in attacks marked by extreme brutality. Sometimes they kill fathers, husbands and sons before raping the girls and women. They have shot and knifed women and mutilated them with sharpened sticks, before robbing them of all their possessions.
Women have been raped in front of their children and relatives, or publicly raped in a group to punish a whole community suspected of supporting a rival armed group. Armed groups have abducted women as sexual slaves, and held them in inhuman conditions, often naked and dirty, for weeks or months on end.
The survivors of rape have long-term and sometimes fatal injuries. Many require reconstructive surgery, or have to endure severe pains and bleeding, incontinence, HIV/AIDS and other infections.
HIV infection in the eastern DRC is closely related to the war crime of mass rape perpetrated by all the armed forces in the region. Figures from health programs suggest that between 20% and 30% of patients tested are HIV positive. “The rate is not only high, it is probably one of the highest in the world”, says one international specialist.
Most women who have been raped suffer nightmares and flashbacks. Abandonment by husbands and discrimination by communities, because of the stigma attached to rape and HIV leave them destitute and isolated. The chances of treatment for the injuries of rape victims are negligible. National health facilities across the eastern part of the DRC are largely destroyed, or operate with minimal resources. Women walk for days to reach help but thousands have access to traditional herbal treatments only. No more than two small hospitals, in an area roughly the size of France and Spain combined, have the resources for reconstructive surgery. There is only one experimental HIV treatment program, and there are only a few clinics that treat sexually transmitted infections. Panzi Hospital in Bukavu treats up to 200 rape survivors a month, and has treated more than 1,500 since 1999.
“In the beginning the women were frightened of admitting they'd been raped,” the only surgeon carrying out reconstructive surgery on rape victims told Amnesty International. “Now they are determined to speak out.”
Rape survivors have little prospect of judicial redress. The crimes of sexual violence against them constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, yet virtually none of those responsible has been brought to justice. In addition the legal system is in ruins after years of neglect and the conflict and in some part of the country, the current cease-fire only exists on paper.
Local women’s and human rights organizations have responded with compassionate and positive initiatives, but are wholly unsupported by the government and only rarely by the international community. Grassroots networks of women activists provide basic counseling for survivors, medical and legal assistance, and economic support, often in the form of self-help micro-credit projects. Survivors themselves are determined to challenge government inaction and the social stigma attached to rape. Where they lead by example, the DRC government and international community must follow.
Take Action:
Urge Roger Winter, Asst.Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, asking him to
U.S. Agency for International Development
Office of Press Relations
Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20523-0016
Telephone: 202-712-4320 or 202-712-0770
FAX: (202) 216-3397
• help create and contribute to an emergency medical program for rape survivors in eastern DRC, to include mobile multi-disciplinary health teams
• help create and contribute to an expert mission to assess the priority needs of the DRC’s health care system as the basis of a joint reconstruction plan with international donor assistance
Urge the DRC government (which includes representatives of most armed groups) to:
• issue clear instructions to all armed forces to stop all forms of sexual violence and to suspend from duty anyone implicated in such attacks
• end impunity for rapists and other perpetrators of violence against women, by investigating all reported incidents promptly and impartially and by bringing those responsible to justice in accordance with international human rights standards, and enable survivors of sexual violence to obtain full redress
• organize, in partnership with international donors, an emergency medical program for rape survivors in eastern DRC and an expert mission to assess the priority needs of the DRC’s health care system, particularly with regard to HIV/AIDS
• work with international and local NGOs to implement their public education programs to combat discrimination and ostracism of rape survivors and HIV positive people
Send your appeals to: Son Excellence Général Major Joseph Kabila, Président de la République, Présidence de la République, Palais de la Nation, Kinshasa Ngaliema, République Démocratique du Congo
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Adminstration to Cut Pledge to the Global Fund
Bush Administration Poised to Cut $69 Million from U.S. Contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
In Brief:
Congress appropriated $547 million for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for 2004, but required that other countries match our contribution two-to-one.
The Global Fund is highly efficient in funding programs that are treating AIDS, curing TB and malaria, and preventing the spread of these diseases.
The Bush administration is poised to cut more than $69 million of the $547 million because some of the matching money pledged by Italy, Japan, and other countries will arrive after an arbitrary September date.
Taking back this $69 million could mean 25,000 people who will not receive treatment and 100,000 new cases of AIDS around the world that will not be prevented through Global Fund programs.
Additional Facts
The deadline of September 30 was designed not as a hard deadline, but the date on which U.S. Global AIDS Czar Randall Tobias takes authority over the remaining allocation not yet matched. At the discretion of Tobias, pledges from other countries which have not yet been received can be counted as part of a two-to-one matching scheme.
Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi has personally committed that monies from Italy are on the way, but firm pledges from Italy, Japan and other donors probably won’t be counted unless we demand it . (Italy’s payment is delayed due to European Union spending restrictions under the Growth and Stability Pact, not because of a lack of commitment to the Fund. In fact, Prime Minister Berlusconi personally instructed that the money be paid urgently.)
Europe has already provided more than half of the Global Fund’s money and the U.S. would end up giving less than one-third if Tobias holds back the $69 million. Arbitrary rules may allow $69 million to be cut from the Global Fund for 2004 and undermine good-faith efforts by our allies to support this multilateral mechanism.
There is increasing international support for the Global Fund. Last year, all U.S. funds were matched. Other donors have responded to the U.S. two-to-one challenge scheme by working faster to match U.S. commitments this year. This year, pledges were matched more quickly than last year’s even though many donors struggle to work within the arbitrary timeframe of the U.S. fiscal year.
The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is also a beneficial program that compliments the efforts of the Global Fund, but it benefits only 14 countries and is not as nimble as the Global Fund in funding effective programs ready to scale up.
Action! Call the White House on Tuesday October 12, 2004
Call (202) 456-1111 before 5 pm ET
What you can say (short version — use your own words if possible):
Hello, my name is ___________ and I’m calling from (state).
I understand that the Bush administration is considering withholding $69 million from the $547 that Congress appropriated for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for Fiscal Year 2004, on grounds that the two-to-one match required in law has not been met.
But pledges from Italy, Japan, and other countries will meet the match before the end of 2004.
This $69 million would provide treatment for 25,000 people and prevent 100,000 new cases of AIDS around the world.
Therefore, please fund the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria at the full $547 million provided by law, and do not withhold any portion of this amount.
What you can say (longer version — use your own words if possible):
Hello, my name is ___________ and I’m calling from (state).
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria is the single most powerful force against AIDS, TB and malaria. Colin Powell has said AIDS is “more devastating than any terrorist attack, any conflict or any weapon of mass destruction.”
Fighting these diseases is therefore an important part of the war on terror. And yet, there are hints that the U.S. global AIDS czar, Randall Tobias, is poised to cut more than $69 million from funds already approved by Congress for the Global Fund because of an arbitrary September 30 deadline that some donor countries are unable to meet.
I urge President Bush to ensure that this does not happen. Taking back this $69 million could mean 25,000 people who will not receive treatment and 100,000 new cases of AIDS around the world that will not be prevented through Global Fund programs.
AIDS, TB and malaria are weapons of mass destruction. The Global Fund is operating in 128 countries to stop and reverse their devastating effects. This life-saving work must not lose momentum. Please, do not use arbitrary deadlines to undermine this multilateral effort to save lives.
After you speak to the White House operator, you can say, “And there is someone else here who wishes to speak,” and pass the phone to someone else. This person can deliver a full talk or just say “I agree with what s/he just said.”
You can also fax your message to (202) 456-2461 or e-mail president@whitehouse.gov.
Courtesy of
Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 910
Takoma Park, Maryland 20912 USA
Tel (301) 270-1182 Fax: (301) 270-2052
www.genderhealth.org
In Brief:
Congress appropriated $547 million for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for 2004, but required that other countries match our contribution two-to-one.
The Global Fund is highly efficient in funding programs that are treating AIDS, curing TB and malaria, and preventing the spread of these diseases.
The Bush administration is poised to cut more than $69 million of the $547 million because some of the matching money pledged by Italy, Japan, and other countries will arrive after an arbitrary September date.
Taking back this $69 million could mean 25,000 people who will not receive treatment and 100,000 new cases of AIDS around the world that will not be prevented through Global Fund programs.
Additional Facts
The deadline of September 30 was designed not as a hard deadline, but the date on which U.S. Global AIDS Czar Randall Tobias takes authority over the remaining allocation not yet matched. At the discretion of Tobias, pledges from other countries which have not yet been received can be counted as part of a two-to-one matching scheme.
Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi has personally committed that monies from Italy are on the way, but firm pledges from Italy, Japan and other donors probably won’t be counted unless we demand it . (Italy’s payment is delayed due to European Union spending restrictions under the Growth and Stability Pact, not because of a lack of commitment to the Fund. In fact, Prime Minister Berlusconi personally instructed that the money be paid urgently.)
Europe has already provided more than half of the Global Fund’s money and the U.S. would end up giving less than one-third if Tobias holds back the $69 million. Arbitrary rules may allow $69 million to be cut from the Global Fund for 2004 and undermine good-faith efforts by our allies to support this multilateral mechanism.
There is increasing international support for the Global Fund. Last year, all U.S. funds were matched. Other donors have responded to the U.S. two-to-one challenge scheme by working faster to match U.S. commitments this year. This year, pledges were matched more quickly than last year’s even though many donors struggle to work within the arbitrary timeframe of the U.S. fiscal year.
The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is also a beneficial program that compliments the efforts of the Global Fund, but it benefits only 14 countries and is not as nimble as the Global Fund in funding effective programs ready to scale up.
Action! Call the White House on Tuesday October 12, 2004
Call (202) 456-1111 before 5 pm ET
What you can say (short version — use your own words if possible):
Hello, my name is ___________ and I’m calling from (state).
I understand that the Bush administration is considering withholding $69 million from the $547 that Congress appropriated for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria for Fiscal Year 2004, on grounds that the two-to-one match required in law has not been met.
But pledges from Italy, Japan, and other countries will meet the match before the end of 2004.
This $69 million would provide treatment for 25,000 people and prevent 100,000 new cases of AIDS around the world.
Therefore, please fund the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria at the full $547 million provided by law, and do not withhold any portion of this amount.
What you can say (longer version — use your own words if possible):
Hello, my name is ___________ and I’m calling from (state).
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria is the single most powerful force against AIDS, TB and malaria. Colin Powell has said AIDS is “more devastating than any terrorist attack, any conflict or any weapon of mass destruction.”
Fighting these diseases is therefore an important part of the war on terror. And yet, there are hints that the U.S. global AIDS czar, Randall Tobias, is poised to cut more than $69 million from funds already approved by Congress for the Global Fund because of an arbitrary September 30 deadline that some donor countries are unable to meet.
I urge President Bush to ensure that this does not happen. Taking back this $69 million could mean 25,000 people who will not receive treatment and 100,000 new cases of AIDS around the world that will not be prevented through Global Fund programs.
AIDS, TB and malaria are weapons of mass destruction. The Global Fund is operating in 128 countries to stop and reverse their devastating effects. This life-saving work must not lose momentum. Please, do not use arbitrary deadlines to undermine this multilateral effort to save lives.
After you speak to the White House operator, you can say, “And there is someone else here who wishes to speak,” and pass the phone to someone else. This person can deliver a full talk or just say “I agree with what s/he just said.”
You can also fax your message to (202) 456-2461 or e-mail president@whitehouse.gov.
Courtesy of
Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 910
Takoma Park, Maryland 20912 USA
Tel (301) 270-1182 Fax: (301) 270-2052
www.genderhealth.org
Monday, October 11, 2004
An AIDS question
Gwen Ifill (host): I will talk to you about health care, Mr. Vice President. You have two minutes. But in particular, I want to talk to you about AIDS, and not about AIDS in China or Africa, but AIDS right here in this country, where black women between the ages of 25 and 44 are 13 times more likely to die of the disease than their counterparts. What should the government's role be in helping to end the growth of this epidemic?"
From the transcript of the vice presidential debate.
Reactions
By Bonnie Marshall
Gwen Ifill's most important question went unanswered Tuesday night. The PBS journalist, who moderated the vice presidential debate, had the courage and forethought to raise perhaps the most significant question of the entire discussion for millions of black women, herself included. Ifill articulated in a few moments what many of us have been screaming for the past four years. More than 40 million Americans heard her question. (...)
For the complete article, click here
AIDS Groups, Advocates Disappointed Vice Presidential Candidates Avoided Discussing Domestic AIDS Issues in Debate ( click here to see the complete story)
Letters to Senator Edwards and Vice President Cheney National Association of People with AIDS .
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Discussion Panel: Violence Against Women in Iraq and Afghanistan
Join Amnesty International, distinguished speakers and
fellow community members at a panel discussion to
share perspectives about violence against women in
conflict/post-conflict Iraq and Afghanistan. Take this
opportunity to learn more about the effects of war on
women's everyday life in these two countries. Anyone
who is concerned about the status of violence against
women all over the world is welcome.
Speakers include:
Victoria Cunningham , former National Coordinator for
CODEPINK, one of the founding organizations of the
Iraq Occupation Watch Center
Andrea Harrison, Policy Coordinator of Women’s Edge,
an organization advocating for international economic
policies and human rights for women worldwide
No RSVP is necessary. If you have questions about
this event, contact Inma at dcwhrat@yahoo.com
Flyer l
fellow community members at a panel discussion to
share perspectives about violence against women in
conflict/post-conflict Iraq and Afghanistan. Take this
opportunity to learn more about the effects of war on
women's everyday life in these two countries. Anyone
who is concerned about the status of violence against
women all over the world is welcome.
Speakers include:
Victoria Cunningham , former National Coordinator for
CODEPINK, one of the founding organizations of the
Iraq Occupation Watch Center
Andrea Harrison, Policy Coordinator of Women’s Edge,
an organization advocating for international economic
policies and human rights for women worldwide
| Where: | George Washington University
|
| Marvin Center, 3rd floor, Amphitheater
| |
| 800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC
| |
| When: | Monday, September 20th, 2004
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| 7pm – 9 pm
|
No RSVP is necessary. If you have questions about
this event, contact Inma at dcwhrat@yahoo.com
Flyer l
Monday, August 09, 2004
The situation in Dafur
Rape Used as Weapon of War in Darfur, Sudan
Girls as young as eight are being raped in Darfur, Sudan, and used as sex slaves. The mass rapes ongoing in Darfur are war crimes and crimes against humanity but the international community is doing very little to stop it. Urge the Government of Sudan to take immediate action to stop violence against women in Darfur.
Take action, visit http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/sudan/activism.html
The Economist says "Sudan can't wait" (July 31st 2004)
Girls as young as eight are being raped in Darfur, Sudan, and used as sex slaves. The mass rapes ongoing in Darfur are war crimes and crimes against humanity but the international community is doing very little to stop it. Urge the Government of Sudan to take immediate action to stop violence against women in Darfur.
Take action, visit http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/sudan/activism.html
The Economist says "Sudan can't wait" (July 31st 2004)
Sunday, August 08, 2004
Sunday, July 18, 2004
dc-whrat invites you to our fundraising 80's Pride Prom
Get yourself a really nice and impressing fancy dress and join dc-whrat for our 80's Pride Prom, July 25that 8:00 pm (at the Velvet Lounge, 915 U Street NWWashington, DC).
Take this opportunity to have fun for a good cause, tosocialize and to learn about dc-whrat and what you can do to make a difference !
dcwhrat August meeting!
Want to be an activist for women’s human rights?
Then please join the Amnesty International USAWashington DC Women’s Human RightsAction Team WEDNESDAY, August 17th at Teaism (400 8th Street NW, Washington DC, more about Teaism http://www.teaism.com) for our monthly meeting!
TheAction Team is a group of community activists dedicated to advancing women’s human rights, focusingspecifically on issues surrounding violence againstwomen on a local, national and international level.We look forward to welcoming new members, and seeing those of you who have joined us in the past.
TIME: 7:00 PM, 6:45 PM for new members
FURTHER INFORMATION: Please call (202) 544-0200, ext.482 ore-mail: wminterndc@aiusa.org
Then please join the Amnesty International USAWashington DC Women’s Human RightsAction Team WEDNESDAY, August 17th at Teaism (400 8th Street NW, Washington DC, more about Teaism http://www.teaism.com) for our monthly meeting!
TheAction Team is a group of community activists dedicated to advancing women’s human rights, focusingspecifically on issues surrounding violence againstwomen on a local, national and international level.We look forward to welcoming new members, and seeing those of you who have joined us in the past.
TIME: 7:00 PM, 6:45 PM for new members
FURTHER INFORMATION: Please call (202) 544-0200, ext.482 ore-mail: wminterndc@aiusa.org
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Women are being incarcerated in record numbers ...
Women are being incarcerated in record numbers. There are over 90,000 women in prison in the United States today. Most of these women are incarcerated for convictions that are nonviolent and are considered “ poverty crimes” such as, check forgery and unauthorized credit card use. 92% of women in prison in the United States report that they had an income under 10,000 dollars before they were incarcerated.
DC Prisioners' Legal Service Project
More facts ..
DC Prisioners' Legal Service Project
More facts ..
Ciuda Juarez, intolerable killings
According to information received by Amnesty International, in the last 10 years approximately 370 women have been murdered of which at least 137 were sexually assaulted prior to death. Furthermore, 75 bodies have still not been identified. Some of them may be those of women who have been reported missing but this has been impossible to confirm because there is insufficient evidence by which to identify them.
For more ...
Amnesty International, Ciudad Juarez
Casa Amiga
For more ...
Amnesty International, Ciudad Juarez
Casa Amiga
Friday, May 28, 2004
Some statistics
In the US, a woman is raped every 6 minutes; a woman is battered every 15 seconds. In North Africa, 6,000 women are genitally mutilated each day. This year, more than 15,000 women will be sold into sexual slavery in China. 200 women in Bangladesh will be horribly disfigured when their spurned husbands or suitors burn them with acid. More than 7,000 women in India will be murdered by their families and in-laws in disputes over dowries. Violence against women is rooted in a global culture of discrimination which denies women equal rights with men and which legitimizes the appropriation of women's bodies for individual gratification or political ends. Every year, violence in the home and the community devastates the lives of millions of women.
Shattered Minds: Torture and Ill Treatment of Women, Amnesty International, 2001)
Shattered Minds: Torture and Ill Treatment of Women, Amnesty International, 2001)
A note about Spain
"Women spend seven times more time on housework per se than do men; in quantitative terms, this amounts to 4 hours, 24 minutes for women and 37 minutes for men.
Despite these statistics, however, there is a trend towards change and, as time passes, women and men are moving closer to an equal distribution of their time."
Despite these statistics, however, there is a trend towards change and, as time passes, women and men are moving closer to an equal distribution of their time."
Friday, May 21, 2004
Stop Violence Against Women
Violence against women is a human rights violation. It is not a a "women's issue" or a "private matter", it is our problem!
The underlying cause of the violence that women suffer is discrimination, which denies them equality with men in all areas of life. From birth to death, in times of peace as well as war, women face discrimination and violence at the hands of the state, the community and the family.
Amnesty International, Stop Violence Against Women Campaign
The underlying cause of the violence that women suffer is discrimination, which denies them equality with men in all areas of life. From birth to death, in times of peace as well as war, women face discrimination and violence at the hands of the state, the community and the family.
Amnesty International, Stop Violence Against Women Campaign
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