It has become the only option for many women, but discrimination and prosecution are the only ‘solutions’ thrown at this problem of poverty and gender. The Prisma’s Memoirs. July 2012_ César Amaya Sandino In the United Kingdom around 70% of women in prostitution are single mothers who do […]
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Abuse of immigrant women: Esperanza and her testimony
Esperanza* is a Colombian immigrant who for ten years has been a slave to her husband’s fists. Now she begins a new life. _ Miriam Valero We arrive at Esperanza’s house on a summer afternoon. There, we see this woman’s harsh reality, “working and rushing around all day”, feeding […]
Tragedy in Sierra Tarahumara
For two years, it has not rained in the region of the northern state of Chihuahua and hunger is like a knife embedded in the hearts of the inhabitants of this region. Deisy Francis Mexidor The colourful clothing worn by the native rarámuri women contrasts with the sad […]