[With the election of leftist leaders in many parts of
Latin America, the subject of women seems to be coming up more
frequently in public discourse. Sujatha Fernandes asks what the impact is of this increased visibility on the
lives and opportunities of women from diverse class and racial
backgrounds? How do the more left wing and radical leaders differ from
moderate leaders of the pink tide in their approach to issues of
women’s rights?] Rosa Mendoza, left, and Paula Lopez, right, two members of the Las Arañitas textile cooperative in San Felipe, state of Yaracuy, at MINEP's 4th School Fair for Popular Economy held in Caracas, Venezuela, Sep. 17, 2006. Credit: Pablo Navarrete
[For Rebecca Trotzky Sirr,besides lack
of free condoms, the fundamental challenges to improving sexual
healthcare across Venezuela remains, at heart, an ingrained machismo.
Women die because, in spite of rhetoric promoting health as a human
right, sexual health is still marginalised.]
[The following article by Elena Mora for People's Weekly World argues that it is women who have benefited most from the various government initiatives implemented under Hugo Chavez's presidency. --Ed]
[The following article is an account by venezuelanalysis's Michael Fox of the 6th Annual Gay and Lesbian Pride parade which took place in Caracas last Sunday. --Ed]
Marchers on the 6th Caracas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transsexual Parade. Credit: ABN
IPS' Humberto Marquez looks at how a recent Supreme Court ruling that undermines the safety of domestic violence victims has galvanised activists in Venezuela, who vow to step up the fight against a scourge that the country's advanced gender-equality laws have so far failed to eradicate.
