6 - Egypt May
Soon Permit Women to Confer
Citizenship
(...) On Sept. 28, President Hosni
Mubarak closed the annual ruling party conference with a number of
announcements, including a rather vaguely worded statement that the
Interior Ministry would begin processing citizenship applications for
children of Egyptian mothers and foreign fathers. If the president's
assurances are actually implemented, Egyptian women will gain the historic
right to pass their nationality on to their children. Until now,
nationality could only be conferred by the father.
The president
also said that parliamentary preparations would begin for a new
citizenship law allowing mothers to confer nationality on their children.
If the government places too many conditions on the citizenship
applications--as many advocates fear--hopes will turn toward this new law
which could face parliament at the earliest by spring.
More than a
quarter million Egyptian women are married to non-Egyptians and they have
more than a million children who until now were not eligible for
citizenship. A few days after the announcement the press reported that an
estimated 1,000 mothers had already gone to the Mugamma to start the
process and there have been thousands more since. (...)
Plans to
Pursue Issue in Court
Also for male children of Egyptian mothers
and foreign fathers, it is very difficult to get married, since few
Egyptian parents want their daughter's children to suffer the same
stigma.
Organizations such as the Association for the Development and
Enhancement of Women, however, are not relying solely in the parliament,
but are also using the courts.
"We are working on all roads, the case
in front of the Constitutional Court has been there for a long time," said
Qabeel, referring to an ongoing lawsuit to declare the 1975 law
unconstitutional. Since the Egyptian constitution grants men and women
equal rights, the plaintiffs argue that mothers should have the right to
pass on their citizenship to their children.
The government-formed
National Council for Women in Egypt, chaired by the country's first lady,
Suzanne Mubarak, has been pushing strongly to address this issue. This has
earned the grudging respect of independent women's nongovernmental
organizations that had initially distrusted the council.
Paul Schemm
has been working as journalist in Cairo since 1998 and is the editor of
the Cairo Times.
For more information : Association for the
Development and Enhancement of Women - (In English and Arabic): -
http://www.adewegypt.org/ The National
Council for Women in Egypt - (In English and Arabic): - http://www.ncw.gov.eg/new-ncw/english/index.jsp
***
7 - Morocco : Women MPS,
associations support family law reforms proposed by Moroccan
king
Morocco,
Politics, 11/1/2003
Several women associations and women
parliament members have voiced support to the proposed family law
(Mudawana) reforms announced by the Moroccan king on October 10,
describing the amendments as "an initiative that would contribute to the
edification of a modernist and democratic society."
These reforms
put family under the joint responsibility of spouses, make polygamy almost
impossible and re-organize marriage and divorce regulations.
The 35
Women members of the House of Representatives said in a message to the
king the proposed reforms are a "landmark" that does justice to women,
preserve men's dignity and protect children's interests.
The
reforms reflect the king's resolve to promote the situation of women while
respecting the principles of Islam, they said.
For their part,
several women associations called the reforms a "victory" for Morocco and
an evidence to a strong political will to halt the injustice toward
Moroccan women.
The new initiative giving more rights to both men
and women will definitely have a positive impact on families, said the
associations in a message addressed to the king.
The national
coordination commission of women associations said the reforms meet the
aspirations of Moroccan citizens and enhance justice, equity and equality
in conformity with the teachings of Islam and international conventions.
The commission also hailed the sovereign's decision to refer the family
law proposals to parliament
***
8 - Korea : SK Women Want
Equal Rights in Divorce
SEOUL
(Reuters) -- Kim Min-hee, a 31-year-old working mother, never thought
about South Korean family law until she decided to end her seven-year
marriage. Having fled with her two sons from a violent husband, Kim -- not
her real name -- wants to change a decades-old law to give her children
equal rights. "After the divorce, my sons and I will not be in the same
family legally. Even though I am allowed to raise them, we are considered
to be just living together in a house," Kim told Reuters at a rally in
Seoul against the "ho-ju" system. Ho-ju literally means head of the family
or household.
In practice, it defines family structure
through male lines, giving men privileges and disadvantaging women,
notably in divorce. The country has one of the highest divorce rates. The
law emerged under Japanese colonial rule in the first half of the 20th
century. Hitherto, Koreans had defined family structure through male and
female lines. For more than 40 years, opponents of ho-ju have said South
Korea is one of the few countries to discriminate in this way.
President Roh Moo-hyun, a former human
rights lawyer, promised in last year's election campaign to abolish ho-ju,
but traditionalists oppose this. When a couple marries, the government
registers them as one family. The groom becomes the bride's new ho-ju, or
household head, instead of her father. The bride keeps her father's family
name, but the lack of a smile on a bride's face symbolizes the switch in
loyalty. If the husband dies, the next ho-ju is their son and then any
grandson. Inheritance is divided equally, regardless of gender. But in
divorce, the woman is removed from her husband's family records. Children
from the marriage remain firmly in those records -- even if they live with
the mother.
***
9 - Alaska Court Protects Young
Women's Right to Abortion
|
Alaska Court
Protects Young Women's Right to Abortion
Parental Consent Law Struck Down
|
 |
October 15,
2003 - Anchorage
On October 13, an Alaska state judge
struck down a law that required young women under the age of 17 to
obtain the consent of a parent or a judge before having an abortion.
Superior Court Judge Sen K. Tan ruled that the law violated teens’
rights to equal protection under the state’s constitution because it
requires them to involve a parent only in their decision to have an
abortion, not in other medical decisions such as carrying a
pregnancy to term. The courts have blocked enforcement of the law
since its enactment in 1997.
"The risks to the health of the
mother that are associated with pregnancy and childbirth are higher
than the risks associated with abortion," wrote Judge Tan.
"If the purpose of the Act is to protect the health of pregnant
minors, it is incongruous to burden the decision to choose the safer
procedure, but allow minors to choose the more dangerous course
without parental consent."
"The court has recognized that this
law discriminates against the reproductive rights of young women and
violates the Alaska Constitution," said Janet Crepps, Staff Attorney for the
Center for Reproductive Rights and lead counsel on the case. "For
some young women, speaking with parents about abortion means facing
physical and emotional abuse. This law not only denies young women
their constitutional rights, but also puts them in a situation where
they could be seriously harmed or forced to carry a pregnancy to
term against their will."
The Plaintiff’s attorneys presented
extensive evidence at trial showing that most minors—especially
younger ones—inform at least one parent or family member of a
planned abortion. Many minors who don’t involve a parent voluntarily
consult another adult, such as a grandparent or older sibling. Those
who sidestep their parents are often motivated by fear of abuse,
violence or pressure to continue the pregnancy to term. For battered
teenagers and incest survivors in particular, mandatory parental
involvement laws increase the risks of an already dangerous
situation.
In 1998, Judge Tan granted the
Plaintiff’s petition to strike down the law without a trial and
ruled that the Alaska Parental Consent Act and Judicial
Authorization Act was unconstitutional. The Alaska Supreme Court
reversed that decision and ordered that the state of Alaska be
allowed to present evidence in the case.
Janet Crepps and Suzanne Novak of the Center for
Reproductive Rights and Jeffrey Feldman and Julie Rikelman of
Feldman & Orlansky represent the plaintiffs in Planned Parenthood of Alaska et al. vs. State of
Alaska. Plaintiffs include Planned
Parenthood of Alaska and Jan Whitefield, M.D.
http://www.reproductiverights.org/pr_03_1015alaska.html
|
***
10 - Argentina : Liberaron al violador de
ROMINA
TEJERINA
El domingo, Romina no pudo contener el
llanto cuando leyó el diario que le acercaron su madre y su hermana: Pocho
Emilio Vargas, el violador, quedó en libertad el viernes 31 pasadas
las 19 hs.
(...) ¿Porqué tanto ensañamiento con
Romina?
Uno se pregunta porqué tanto ensañamiento con Romina. ¿Qué
les cuesta liberarla?
El problema es que lo que está en juego es muy
profundo. Que Romina sea liberada implica un triunfo político de un
movimiento nacional y hasta internacional realmente inmenso. Y sentaría un
precedente jurisprudencial diferente a lo que venimos viviendo: en Entre
Ríos se ha condenado a una mujer a más de 20 años que mató a su hijo
recién nacido y que lo había tenido producto del abuso sexual por parte de
su padre. Condenaron también en Mendoza a Sosa, quien mató a su marido
quien también la sometía a violencias. En Tilcara, Adelina Robles hizo la
denuncia por abuso sexual por parte de un policía, y hoy a esa chica la
están destruyendo públicamente. Es decir: las mujeres siempre son
culpables cuando se ejerce todo tipo de violencias contra ella. ¿Querrá la
justicia de San Pedro cambiar eso y que este inmenso movimiento obtenga
semejante triunfo, y demostrar que el campo popular y el movimiento de
mujeres y democrático puede imponer decisiones con sus formas de lucha? Es
ahí donde está la pulseada. Romina tal vez no lo entienda. Pero ella tal
vez ya habría sido procesada y hasta condenada si no existiera este
inmenso movimiento.
Y uno se pregunta: qué será de las mujeres que
sufran abuso sexual si Romina es condenada? ¿Quién se animará a realizar
una denuncia si siempre será ella la culpable o la mentirosa? En Romina y su libertad están las miles de mujeres abusadas,
que gracias a este inmenso movimiento se han ido animado a contar sus
terribles historias silenciadas. Y de quienes las escuchan, han obtenido
la comprensión de ese silencio, el abrazo de apoyo, las lágrimas
compartidas. Y ese decir: vos fuiste víctima, no sos culpable, y queremos
el castigo para los violadores y para quien te violó a vos. Basta
de sometimiento, basta de que la violencia sea naturalizada, basta de que
alguien tenga derecho en esta sociedad a disponer de los otros, hasta
aniquilar el derecho a la libertad sexual. Basta de decir que hubo
consentimiento o lo permitiste porque no te animaste a denunciar, porque
lo callaste. Basta de que la mujer sufra la más ultrajante de las
expresiones de la opresión a la que se la somete por el simple hecho de
ser mujer.
Por esto, porque lo que está en discusión es la opresión y
el rol de las instituciones ante ella (de reproducción de esa opresión,
sin dudas) es que hay tanto ensañamiento contra Romina. Por eso tenemos
que multiplicar las fuerzas y redoblar la batalla. Tenemos que
ganarles.
F.P.
From: "apoyamos a romina" <libertadaromina@hotmail.com> Sent:
Tuesday, November 11, 2003 2:19 AM
***
Europe : Les femmes et la Conférence intergouvernementale
2003 / STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN WOMEN’S
LOBBY
Le
Lobby européen des femmes (LEF) accueille favorablement et soutient la
position suédoise, lors de la réunion ministérielle du 27 octobre,
demandant un renforcement du projet de traité constitutionnel européen
dans le domaine de l’égalité des femmes et des hommes. En
outre, le Lobby européen des femmes présente les recommandations suivantes
aux représentants de la CIG :
Les
valeurs de l’Union (article I-2)
L’égalité des femmes et des hommes doit être clairement
énoncée dans les valeurs fondamentales de l’Union européenne afin
d’éliminer l’inégalité des sexes et assurer la pleine réalisation pour
toutes les femmes de leurs droits humains. Le LEF recommande donc
l’amendement suivant à l’article
1-2 :
‘L’Union est fondée sur les valeurs de respect de la
dignité humaine, de liberté, de démocratie, d’égalité, y compris
l’égalité des femmes et des hommes, de l’état de droit,
… »
Justification:
Malgré l’existence depuis de nombreuses années d’une législation relative
à l’égalité dans l’Union européenne, l’inégalité des femmes et des hommes
demeure systématique et institutionnalisée dans tous les domaines de la
vie. Les preuves de l’inégalité manifeste des femmes et des hommes en
Europe sont écrasantes dans l’accès aux ressources, à la prise de
décision, de même s’agissant de la sous-évaluation bien répandue de la
contribution des femmes à la société en générale. L’inégalité
femmes-hommes pénètre tous les groupes de la société et croise toutes les
autres formes d’inégalité.
Le
LEF s’inquiète de la demande de divers représentants à la CIG de modifier
le Préambule du projet de Constitution européenne sur la question de la
place des religions, ainsi que sur les dangers contenus dans l’article
I-51. Considérant
que les «Eglises et les Organisations non Confessionnelles» sont inclues
dans les organismes visés à l’article 46 (concernant le dialogue civil),
le LEF demande le retrait de l’article 51 du projet de Constitution
européenne.
Cet article accorde un statut spécial aux églises et introduit un
traitement discriminatoire dans le dialogue civil.
Justification:
Seule la neutralité de l’Etat est la garantie des libertés de pensée et de
religion, condition indispensable à l’exercice et au progrès des droits
des femmes.
Article
Anti-discrimination (III-8)
Le
LEF demande aux représentants de la CIG d’introduire le vote à la majorité
et l’effet direct s’agissant de la clause
anti-discrimination.
Justification:
L’exigence de l’unanimité appliquée à des
législations de lutte contre les discriminations dans une Union européenne
à 25 aboutira inévitablement à des blocages et/ou des règles minima de
faible portée. La vote à la majorité doit être la règle et l’unanimité
l’exception. En outre, l’octroi de l’effet direct permettrait à toute
personne de saisir le juge national pour violation de l’article
III-8.
*
The
European Women’s Lobby (EWL) welcomes and supports the Swedish position,
at the ministerial meeting of 27 October, asking for a reinforcement of
the draft European Constitutional Treaty in the field of equality of women
and men. In addition, EWL
makes the following statement to the IGC
representatives:
The
Union’s
values (article I-2)
Equality
of women and men must be a clearly stated core value of the European
Union
in order to eliminate gender inequality and ensure the full
realisation by all women of their human rights. EWL therefore recommends
the following amendments to article 1-2:
‘The Union is founded on the values of respect for human
dignity, liberty, democracy, equality, including equality of women and
men, the rule of law and respect for human
rights……’
Justification:
Despite many years of gender equality legislation in the European Union,
inequality between women and men remains systematic and institutionalised
in all areas of life. The evidence is overwhelming that there is marked
inequality of women and men in Europe
in access to resources, access to decision-making, and a widespread
undervaluing of women’s contribution to society. Gender inequality is
pervasive across all groups within society and cuts across all other forms
of inequality.
EWL
is very concerned by the demand being made by various representatives at
the IGC to modify the preamble of the draft Constitution for
Europe
regarding the question of the place of religions, and also to the dangers
contained in Article I-51. Considering that « churches and
non-confessional organisations » are included in the organisations
envisaged in article 46 (as participating in Civil Dialogue), EWL demands
the withdrawal of article I-51 of the Draft European Constitution.
This provision grants special status to the Churches by introducing a
discriminatory advantageous position to them in civil
dialogue.
Justification:
The separation of State and Church (secular State) is the only guarantee
of freedom of thought and religion, indispensable conditions for the
exercise of and progress in women’s human rights.
Anti-discrimination
article (III-8)
EWL
urges IGC representatives to introduce
majority voting and direct effect for the anti-discrimination
Article.
Justification:
The unanimity requirement for
anti-discrimination laws in a European Union of 25 would unavoidably lead
to blockages and/or weak minimum regulations. Majority voting must be the
rule and unanimity voting the exception. Furthermore, with direct
effect,
individuals could bring a case to Court at national level for infringement
of article III-8.
***
International
Campagne
internationale de SOS SEXISME ! International Campaign ! (2001-
2005)
Chères
Amies,
En 1993, la Conférence de Vienne a affirmé que
les Droits des Femmes étaient partie intégrante, inaliénable et
indivisible des Droits universels de la Personne humaine.
Notre association, SOS
SEXISME (http://www.sos-sexisme.org/), souhaite que
l'oppression millénaire subie par les femmes à travers le monde, depuis
l'avènement du patriarcat, fasse l'objet d'une dénonciation officielle
et de dédommagements de
la part des Gouvernements respectifs, pour que cessent, enfin, les
discriminations et les crimes à leur encontre.
Nous vous demandons de
diffuser notre pétition aux groupes de femmes de votre pays et de nous
renvoyer les signatures avant la fin décembre 2005
:
*
par
courrier
(SOS SEXISME - 2 rue du
Bel Air - 92190 - Meudon - France)
*
par télécopie (33 - 1 - 46261482)
*
par courriel (sexisme@sos-sexisme.org)
*
ou directement sur Internet :
- texte en français : http://www.sos-sexisme.org/lesfemmes.htm#3
-
texte en anglais : http://www.sos-sexisme.org/English/compensation.htm#3a
-
texte en espagnol : http://www.sos-sexisme.org/Spanish/compensation.htm#3a
Les recueils de
signatures seront adressés:
-
la Commission des pétitions du Parlement
européen,
-
la Commission du Statut de la femme des Nations
unies,
-
au Secrétaire général des Nations
unies,
-
la 5ème Conférence internationale sur les Femmes.
SOS SEXISME sera
solidaire des femmes qui engageront un recours, au nom de leurs ancêtres
ou en leur nom, pour obtenir des excuses et la reconnaissance des crimes
commis contre les femmes comme
" CRIMES CONTRE
L'HUMANITE ".
Nous vous remercions de
votre participation à cette importante action qui démontrera, une fois
encore, la dimension planétaire de notre solidarité.
Docteure Michèle
DAYRAS
Présidente
SOS
SEXISME (fax : 33 – (0)1 -
46261482) sexisme@sos-sexisme.org
***
History
* One hundred years of
struggle
The
birth of her first daughter prompted Florence Montreynaud to undertake a
mammoth task: to fill in the blank pages in the history of women by
telling the story of the 20th century through women. (...) This has been a
crucial century in which the condition of women has changed as never
before. Yet all we were given were a few dates and the usual snippets of
information: that General de Gaulle "gave" women the vote in 1944, and
Marie Curie discovered radium with her husband
Pierre.
But who had heard of Emmy Noether, who invented modern
algebra and Noether’s theorem? She was admitted to university in
1900 and allowed to sit in on lectures. And in 1915 became an - unpaid -
lecturer. And what about Lady Constance Lytton
who demonstrated for votes for women in London in 1909 and was left
paralysed as a result of police brutality? Or the Norwegian, Elise Ottesen-Jensen, who said back in 1923 that "a
child must be wanted", and founded the Swedish family planning system ten
years later?
When the advances and
retreats of women through the 20th century are compared internationally,
it is apparent that French women, in the land of gallantry, were among the
last to obtain their civic rights. British and German women got the vote
in 1918, but French women had to wait until 1945. It is surprising to find
that in 1931 the legal status of Spanish women was one of the most
progressive in Europe as a result of the left’s political victory. And in
1935 Turkish women were modernising so rapidly that Turkey was considered
the "newest feminist country".
While the 20th century
has seen western women make great strides - in education, the vote and
contraception - it has also seen a rise in religious fundamentalism over
the past 20 years. In Iraq, a law of 1990 allows an adulteress to be
murdered by a male member of her family. In Saudi Arabia, women are not
allowed to drive. In Afghanistan, girls are barred from attending school.
Eastern Europe also
experienced setbacks after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The number of
women elected to public office has fallen dramatically (from 30% to 6% in
the Czech Republic). In Poland, contraception and abortion are again a
matter of debate. Prostitution is flourishing. Soviet teenagers consider
it the "ideal job".
The last chapter of
the book considers the year 2000 and reminds us that feminists throughout
the world will be marching to protest against poverty and violence against
women. Seventy per cent of the world’s poor are women. They continue to be
raped, harassed and beaten.
But the year 2000 also
marks the realisation of the dreams of some feminists from the early part
of the century. In 1917, in the Soviet Union, Alexandra Kollontai, the first women ever to be part
of a government, wanted to put an end to women’s domestic burdens by
making housework a collective task. In 2000, the Finn, Liisa Joronen, founder of Sol, has achieved that
brilliant Soviet intellectual’s dream. Her 2,700 employees include neither
secretaries nor cleaners. Everybody shares those uncongenial tasks.
The author reminds us
that dreams are a necessity. Back in 1900, whoever would have imagined
that women could take charge of their fertility? In 2000 the idea of a
world without prostitution or violence might seem pie in the sky to some,
but others are quite capable of dreaming of it and, better still,
demanding it.
by Brigitte Patzold /
Translated by Julie Stoker
http://mondediplo.com/2000/06/09history
*
*
Nepal : Stories of women
The Constitution of Nepal is based on
the principles of equality. In practice however this is not the case and a
recent study undertaken by NGO's with the co-operation of the Ministry of
Women "found that 118 clauses/sections/rules in their entirety have
discriminatory legal provisions."
-Source: Discriminatory
Laws in Nepal and their Impact on Women (Aug. 2000)
Following is an example of
some Nepali laws that discriminate against Women (please select each area
to open the corresponding page):
-
Citizenship
In
Nepal citizenship is not automatic at birth. Women do not have the right
to transfer their citizenship to their children, and thus if a child is
born to a foreign father, he/she cannot be granted Nepali citizenship.
Without citizenship, a person cannot gain employment, cannot access
medical and cannot own property. A child who is born to rape will face a
lengthy and complicated task in gaining citizenship, as their mother is
not able to transfer her citizenship to them.
The
Women's Foundation assists a number of women with their citizenship
issues. The Women's Foundation provides legal assistance through their
network of lawyers, without which it is very difficult for women to get
their cases heard in court.
This is the story of a woman at the shelter who, with WF
assistance, was able to take her citizenship case to court
..........
Lila is living at the shelter and WF is currently involved in
assisting her with her citizenship case. Lila was abandoned by her
husband and does not have citizenship. As she is married, she must have
the authorization of her husband if she is to be granted citizenship. After having abandoned her, her
husband refuses to acknowledge her and without citizenship she will be
unable to find any decent employment. In order to get citizenship, she has
to prove that her circumstances should allow for this and without free
legal assistance, she would not have been able to do anything about her
citizenship problems.
-
Rape
According to the existing Nepali law on rape, if a married woman is
raped, her husband automatically becomes her ex-husband. Thus she
loses any marital rights, such as access to property. In most instances
the rape victim will suffer rejection from her family and
community.
WF
has assisted many women and children who are victims of rape and have been
rejected by their families and communities.
This is the story of a young woman who was raped and found
shelter with WF.......
Sima comes from a small village in
Eastern Nepal. When she was 16 years old she was sexually abused by her
schoolteacher in the village. Her family and fellow villagers did not
support her and she was constantly harassed. She suffered emotionally as a
result. In 2000 Sima managed to escape from the village and made her way
to the Women’s Foundation office in Jhapa district. She begged for
assistance and was brought to Kathmandu where she lives at the shelter.
Sima is currently completing Grade 10.
-
Trafficking & Sexual Abuse
The definition of trafficking fails to include the act of
separating a person from their legal guardian with the intention of
trafficking or prostitution. In other words the law does not extend to
include the culprit who removed the person from their family for
trafficking. For this reason many people escape proper
punishment.
Over 200,000 girls are currently in brothels in India. Each year
about 5,000 - 7,000 girls are trafficked to India. In most cases these
girls are taken from their villages in the belief that they will be sent
to countries such as Saudi Arabia where they will be given work in
people's homes.
This is the story of a victim of trafficking who received
assistance from the Women's Foundation.........
Rita came to live at the shelter in
June 1998. She was a resident of the Panchthar district, Subhang VDC,
Ward 6. She was a grade 6
student in a local school, but due to financial difficulties, she had to
leave school in order to support her family.
Taking advantage of their financial
difficulties, her own aunt started filling her mind with promises such
as, “if you can pay 20,000 Nepali Rupees, I can get you a job in Saudi
Arabia, working as a housemaid where you will earn a lot of money in a
very short time.”
With these promises, Rita and her
sister were sold to a brothel in Bangladesh. The people involved with the manpower agency in Kathmandu,
the group that sent the women to Bangladesh, were Babu Shresth, Pawan
Shrestha, Kamal Sunwar, and three other members. Luckily these women were caught
and saved within two weeks of reaching Bangladesh, and with the help of
the Nepalese Consulate in Bangladesh, they were returned to Nepal. With the help and guidance of
the Women’s Foundation, they are trying to put their shattered lives
back together
-
Domestic violence
We do not have law for domestic violence. Beating of women by their
husband is very common. Our one research report r in western part of Nepal
show that 73% women were victim of domestic violence. Here is one story of
women.
Victim of Domestic violence :
Nirmila Sitoula –Nirmila is marriage
with 2 children. Her parents arranged her marriage when she was 15 years
old. (She shared while crying) – My husband is very valiant. He yell
me, beat me with out reason. He do not help me in household work, He force
me to work even I am very tired. (She explain one accident while crying
and showing her scars) I was bringing water from well. He was sitting in
the Khat (wooden bed) he was smoking cigarette but the fire on the
cigarette went out. In a big pot I boiled water with husk for cows in
front of our house, water was boiling. He asked me to bring fire as
quickly as he could snap or he would hurt me and then he snapped but it
was not possible to reach there in that time. He came and poured on me
that boiling water. I cried very loudly and fainted. When I was a
wake, I was in hospital. I know my neighbor bring me to hospital and call
the WF members. The WF helps me in hospital and paid my hospital bills.
They bring my husband at police custody for one month. Now I learn form WF
how to produce good vegetables and sell in the market. So I am running my
family independent. Our house is happy and safe house for us now a
days. My husband is not any longer with me
-
Property Inheritance
According to Nepali law, by
birth a son has rights to
ancestral property whereas only an unmarried daughter above the age of 35
has rights to
http://www.womenfoundation.org/stories%20of%20women/stories%20of%20women.htm
*
* Pornography ? NO
!
Debbie's Testimonial
I, like so many
others, knew porn was out there but it meant nothing to my life. Until one
day pornography walked into my home through my daughter's boyfriend. Due
to his bragging about how much money he made and the knowledge that he had
dropped (flunked?) out of college and was on the computer day and night; I
began to investigate through my computer. What I discovered broke my
heart. This young man was heavily into the sale of pornography and
actually believed it to be a smart way to earn a living without having to
work too hard. I will assume that he was a victim of someone else's greed
and he was enticed right out of college and into the world of pornography.
Once the money started rolling in he was hooked. And by the time I
discovered what he was up to my daughter was hooked on him. As I looked at
the sites he runs I was appalled by the content. Just knowing that this
garbage was so easily available made me sick. I know that he is nothing
more than a cyber pimp and he is no longer welcome in my home. When I
think of the young girls in my community that are exposed to greedy trash
such as him I want to warn all the parents to throw their computers out
the window and do a background check on any guy who shows an interest in
their daughters. I am heart sick.
http://www.antipornography.tk/
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Conference /
Meeting
* Afghanistan : Conférence en solidarité
avec les femmes
NEGAR – SOUTIEN AUX FEMMES D’AFGHANISTAN -
RENDEZ-VOUS A KABOUL les 4, 5, 6 DECEMBRE,
2003
Si vous voulez assiter à la
conference, inscrivez-vous d’abord sur la liste de NEGAR auprès d’Anne
Pouget :Tel/fax : 03 84
91 75 69 ou annissima@wanadoo.fr ou annepouget@yahoo.fr
*
* Europe : Colloque Femmes et
sciences
Les actes du colloque de Metz
"Femmes scientifiques des trois frontières" sont
dorénavant téléchargeables sur le site de notre association: http://www.int-evry.fr/femmes_et_sciences , sous
la rubrique "bibliothèque" / "Comptes rendu des colloques".
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Michèle
Dayras
SOS SEXISME
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Despite an Equal
Opportunities Act passed in 1979, Swedish women earn 15 to 20 per cent
less than men. Five years ago, an economist won her case, proving that she
took home less than her male counterparts in the same borough, although
her responsibilities and education were identical. But when it comes to
comparing different jobs deemed of equal value, the task is much more
complex.