How does poverty affect women and men differently?
Are there differences between rural and urban poverty? What are they? Read Article 14, paragraphs a, c, e, and g, and Article 13 of the Women’s Convention. Does double discrimination exist in the case of a poor rural woman? In what ways are poor rural women doubly discriminated against? Health and Violence Women and children suffer more than men from many types of violence. Violence is a product of historically unequal power relationships between men and women, which have led to domination and subordination. Abusive behavior on the part of some men and submission on the part of some women reinforce the cycle of violence. There are serious consequences at both the personal and social levels. Violence against women has been recognized to be an obstacle to development. The coordinator can divide the group into teams, and have the teams: Identify scenes and images from the video that show violence against Adela. (Include all types of violence: physical, psychological, emotional, social, ec
