Women+of+Latin+America

Facts

 * About 1 in 3 women in Latin America has been a victim of sexual, physical, or psychological violence by their intimate partners.[[image:asesinato-feminas5.png width="240" height="291" align="right"]]
 * Femicide, the act of men killing women because they are women is still a problem.
 * The number of women getting killed went up by 30% in the past 3 years.
 * In the past decade, 4,000 women have been killed in Guatemala.
 * In Argentina, domestic violence cases went up 75% in the last two years.
 * Many women don't leave their abusive relationships because with mothers and grandmothers went through the same situation.
 * Women between the ages of 15 and 44 are more likely to be killed by men than die of cancer or illnesses, or in car accidents or wars.



Women are 40% of the workforce in Latin America. They earn 60%-70% of what men make. Women in rural areas work about 89 hours a week, while the men only work 58.

Making Strides
Within the past decades, women have moved up in society. Many women's rights organizations have started to become more vocal. With more technology and better communication, women have started coming together to spread information about the violence happening around them. Latin American voters have elected 12 women presidents.



Sources:

http://www.theprisma.co.uk/2012/03/26/murder-of-women-in-latin-america/ http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/03/the-struggle-for-womens-equality-in-latin-america/ http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106879 http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2011/03/08/grisly-murders-spotlight-violence-women-latin-america/ http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/idea/no-hay-mujeres-latin-america-women-and-gender-equality