Posts Tagged ‘Equidad’
A nation, half men and half women: feminists demand justice
“Colombia has the face of a man” were the words of Colombian feminists when they showed that despite being half of the population, women are virtually absent from political appointments. In 2002, the government approved the “Quota law” which requires that at least 30% of public office positions are held by women. In 2011, Law 1475 reinforced this measure by requiring political parties that at least 30% of participants in their electoral lists are women.
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Mockingly, people used to say that middle class Latin Americans dreamed of being like the Americans from the United States, while the upper class dreamed of being like the Europeans.
Read MoreRural Development that Favor Whom?
The rural development model proposed by the National Government, far from facilitating the “democratization” of the land, promotes its concentration and use in favor of large investors.
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