The critical role of rural women
Fighting for rights
These women in Brasilia, Brazil are organizing for the "March of the Daisies," an annual mobilization to demand sustainable development linked with justice, autonomy, equality and freedom. In 2010, the UN ranked Brazil 73rd out of 169 nations based on the Gender Inequality Index, which measures women's disadvantages in the areas of reproductive rights, empowerment and labor force participation.
Author: Benjamin Mack
| Editor : Louisa Schaefer