April 7, 2009
By Natalia Ruiz DÃaz
ASUNCION, Apr 7 (IPS) The global tendency towards greater participation
by women in politics has reached Paraguay, but the pace continues to be
set by men, and there are still tough barriers to equal access to elected
posts.
By Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO, Apr 2 (IPS) The debate on the decriminalisation of therapeutic
abortion has been revived ahead of the December presidential elections in
Chile, one of the few countries in the world where abortion is illegal
even under extreme circumstances, such as risk to the mother's life or
a severely deformed foetus.
April 1, 2009
By Diego Cevallos
MEXICO CITY, Apr 1 (IPS) - Two years ago, Eufrosina Cruz was kept from running for mayor of her home village by the "traditions and customs" of her indigenous community in southern Mexico, just
because she is a woman.
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