Table of Contents 1 Women Migrant Workers by UNIFEM 2 Migrant workers in Latin America 3 Work Conditions and Risks 3.1 Forms of violence 4 Prevention strategies 4.1 National initiatives 4.2 Bilateral and international cooperation 5 References 6 See also 7 External links Women Migrant Workers by UNIFEM Globalization has contributed to an increasing flow […]

The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that 189 United Nations member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. The Millennium Development Goals were officially established at the Millennium Summit in 2000, where 189 world leaders adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, from which the eight-goal action plan, the ‘Millennium Development […]

El concurso Miss Universe es un certamen de belleza en el que se califica el físico, el porte, la inteligencia, la seguridad y las habilidades de las concursantes representantes de su país. La ganadora tiene el título por un año, después del cual cede su corona a la siguiente seleccionada como la Miss Universo. La […]

Women’s freedom of movement is very limited in . They are not supposed to leave their houses or their local neighbourhood without the permission of their male guardian, and company of a mahram (close male relative). However, out of necessity most women leave the house alone and often have contact with unrelated men to shop […]

A University of Warwick (UK) study has examined the difficulties women who live far from their family have with first time motherhood. Women reported feeling ‘ignorant and ill-equipped’ to cope with pregnancy and childbirth. Table of Contents 1 The Study 2 Implications 3 See also 4 Sources The Study Dr Angela Davis, Leverhulme Research Fellow […]