Tag: women

Brazilian Women with AIDS on the Up

The latest AIDS Epidemiological Bulletin, which was released by the Ministry of Health yesterday, ...

For Many Men in Brazil, Beating Up Women Is a Right

Many men say they believe they have a right to beat up their wives ...

In Brazil 70% of Women Abuse Is Shelved. At Women’s Request.

A survey in Brazil coordinated by professor Heleieth Saffiotti has found that 70% of cases ...

Maid in Brazil: Black and Working for Food

In Brazil, black women constitute the majority of autonomous workers, without formal jobs, occupied ...

Brazil Aims at Borders in Campaign Against Women Trafficking

Brazil plans to begin mapping the scheme of female trafficking in dry border regions. ...

Brazil’s Women Power Movement to Vote and Be Voted

Groups of women from around the country are meeting to encourage female participation in ...

In Brazil, Still a Long Way to Go, Baby

Female participation in the working world in Brazil is marked by far lower salaries ...

AIDS Among Poor Women Goes Up Sharply in Brazil

Brazil’s Non-Governmental Agencies (NGOs) are organizing demonstrations in 12 Brazilian states in an effort ...