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The Right to Vote

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Cami Martin
Topics: Women, Justice
Countries: Mexico

It's well-known that women's empowerment and economic development go hand-in-hand — which is another reason to support a Mexican woman's fight to allow women in rural Oaxaca to vote.

Women can vote in places as conservative as Afghanistan, as repressive as Burma and as closed-off as Bhutan, but the L.A. Times reports that women in rural Oaxacan communities cannot vote or run for office.

One woman, Eufrosina Cruz, is fighting for a change in Oaxaca, Mexico's second poorest state. (Three of four Oaxacans live in "extreme poverty.") Her state governor and Mexican President Felipe Calderon now support a change in legislation, which would grant thousands of Oaxacan women the right to vote and run for office.

Women in neighboring Guatemala can vote. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elcanche/">El Canche</a>
Women in neighboring Guatemala can vote. Photo: El Canche
Keywords: women's rights, vote

From the Archives

Open Labor Markets Are the Right Signal for Europe

Posted on February 8, 2007
Topics: Trade, Justice
Countries: Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Trade
Labor restrictions have been imposed on some new European Union states, however, in the past wave of expansion, states that embraced open labor policies fared better overall.
Keywords: labor, European Union

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In Dazzling Dubai, a Superlative Struggle for Rights

Posted on May 29, 2006
Topics: Migration, Justice
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
For foreigners visiting the chic city of Dubai, a dazzling futuristic playground awaits; unless, of course, you number among the unlucky foreigners who are building it.
Keywords: Dubai

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