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  Abstract: In Venezuela extreme poverty has been feminized. For every 100 poor men there are 113 poor women. A considerable percentage of women are suffering of extreme poverty and even though the government had created missions like Madres del Barrio and Hijos de Venezuela that had beneficiated more than […]

High unemployment and low living standards are forcing women in Northern Hungary to go West and seek work in the sex industry. Where do they come from? The current overall unemployment rate in Hungary stands at 10.3% but there are big regional differences. Unemployment in northern Hungary is 13.3% which […]

Karachi is not just the biggest city of Pakistan but is also the world’s third largest city in terms of population. How does such a densely populated city affect the lives of its poor female residents? Let’s find this out in the video below.

Abstract: Argélida Flores is 30 years old, has four children, two grandsons and no husband. Known as “la Gocha” by her neighbors of the invation neighborhood “Nelson Mandela”, she works from dawn to dusk in a family home located in one of the most fancy areas of Cartagena de Indias, […]

Promises of employment and education opportunities have always lured country folk and many women to the “big smoke”. Over 83% of Australia’s population lives in major urban areas, while many rural towns are dwindling in population. The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (2007) show that more than one third of young Australians […]