Women’s Lives and Women’s Struggles
Women's lives and women's struggles. While the daily lives of millions of women in Mexico and Central American continue to be marked by poverty and exploitation.
Honduras: Women’s organisations struggle in a failing state
Almost one woman a day is murdered in Honduras, a rate that has increased markedly since the 2009 coup. In this small Central American country of just under eight million, more than 2,000 women have been killed in the past five years.
MEXICO: PLANTING A SEED FOR CHANGE IN WOMEN’S LABOUR RIGHTS
In a special report for LAB, Mexican NGO Semillas describes its work to support women employed in maquila factories and as domestic servants.
Guatemala: Supporting women in a climate of violence
In Guatemala, women are fighting back against violence.
Nicaragua: New law passed to protect women from violence
Through a national campaign, the Maria Elena Cuadra women's movement (MEC) has succeeded in getting a new law passed to protect women from violence.
CENTRAL AMERICA: CREATING BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE
Claudia Pompa examines the work of Central American women's NGOs to improve opportunities for women in the labour market.
A Chronicle of Hell, Women and Hope
The author describes the pain of the women whose relatives, from husbands to brothers, died in the prison fire of Comayagua, in Honduras.
Brazil: life for women under Dilma
When Dilma Rousseff became Brazil's first female president in January 2011, women had high expectations.Brazilian journalist Tatiana Farah looks atwhat she has achieved so far.
Guatemala: resisting destruction
Guatemala Women Defenders Defy Canadian Mines and Plead for Help
PARAGUAY: GIRLS IN THE FOREST: UNLEASHING YOUNG GIRLS’ POTENTIAL.
LAB's Claudia Pompa reports on how the Centro Educativo Mbaracayu (CEM), located in the Mbaracayú Forest Biosphere Reserve in north-east Paraguay, educates and trains girls from rural communities to become 'rural and environmental entrepreneurs'.