Guatemala’s War on Women
In 2012 alone, around 560 women were murdered in Guatemala, many after being sexually assaulted. Amnesty International reports.
Organizacion de Mujeres Tierra Viva
Actividades de Incidencia política, local y nacional, a favor de los Derechos Sexuales, Derechos Reproductivos, No Violencia
contra las mujeres, Cultura sin sexismo, sin racismo, sin violencia, feminismo.
MINING: WOMEN TAKE THE STAND
Women from Guatemala, Venezuela and Peru speak out about the affects of mining on their communities.
Brazil: The cruel realities of domestic service
Daughters of rural families find that work as maids in the city is no route to education and independence
BRAZILIAN MAIDS: A PHOTO ESSAY
Around 8 million poor women work as maids for the richer families in Brazil. Mostly descendants of slaves, they generally live in a very small room in their employer's house or flat but, even so, they are often considered 'part of the family'.
MEXICO: LABOUR LAW REFORM THREATENS WOMEN’S EMPLOYMENT
The proposed changes to the Federal Labour Law will create a 'factory' of inequality and poverty for women
Nicaragua: Children and young people main victims of inequality
At 75% the proportion of Nicaraguan children who complete primary school is the lowest in Latin America and the Caribbean, symbolising the multiple deprivations they suffer.
Brazil is still unequal, despite social programmes
Brazil’s Bolsa Família programme is widely held up as a model, but it hasn’t made Brazil more equal, says INESC.
MICROFINANCE: DOWN BUT NOT OUT
A nuanced view of microfinance from the director of BRAC, one of the world's earliest and largest microcredit providers.
WHO’S BEEN CLEANING YOUR OFFICE?
The Latin American Women’s Rights Service is under siege, with funding scarce and numbers seeking its help swelling by the day. LAB interviews its director, Carolina Gottardo.