What do women in Viet Nam say about the universal problem of gender-based violence?
The Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents, which I documented, was one of the first groups in Viet Nam to work with survivors of domestic violence. They use line dancing, games, art, and puppets as therapy. One of every three women in the world has been beaten, so I asked the two women who founded the group in Hanoi, what advice they would give women everywhere. One said, “Tell others. There are many around them who can support them.” The other quoted Mother Teresa: “Life is a challenge. Please be courageous.” Even within the women’s movement in Slovakia, the Roma women continue to face discrimination from the majority women. How are Roma women effecting social change while also coping with traditional Roma taboos? For hundreds of years, Roma women and men have been discriminated against in many countries. In Slovakia, Roma children are sent to schools for the mentally disabled. As adults, ill-educated and unqualified for jobs, they often live
