Web Serial - Discrimination against Women in Latin America

Today's edition of Web Serial looks at discrimination against women in several countries of Latin America. It begins with a report from Paraguay on how indigenous women, the poorest of the poor, are taking the leadership in their communities in the fight against poverty and marginalization. Then an account of the plight of female domestic workers in Peru, where 75% of such women do not have health insurance and 80% earn less than the minimum wage. This is followed by a story on women workers at the Honduran electricity company and the discrimination they face, from the company and at times from male colleagues. Finally, we have a report on gender violence in Paraguay, where 70% of women report being victims of such abuse, while the country still has no laws that address the problem. teleSUR