Women

Struggle for Rights in Azeri Oil Industry

Their conditions of employment seem commendable, but female oil workers say in reality things are very different.

3 Nov 05

Without the pressures of marriage and motherhood, some disabled women in Dagestan overcome overwhelming prejudice.

3 Nov 05

Mothers are passing on a legacy of illness to their children.

20 Oct 05

Though most agree they do good work, women-led NGOs are vulnerable to accusations of being too close to the government.

20 Oct 05

Unlike its counterparts in the West, a new women’s shelter in Tajikistan aims to reunite troubled families.

20 Oct 05

Poverty and lack of legal status hit women hardest in the refugee community.

20 Oct 05

Women played a key role in the “Tulip Revolution” but are now in danger of being forgotten by the country’s new leaders.

6 Oct 05

Female sports, even when conducted away from public view, remains a sensitive issue.

6 Oct 05

Homophobia is rife in Kyrgyzstan with gay women particularly susceptible to discrimination.

6 Oct 05

The myth that birth control pills cause facial hair is one of many Azeri misconceptions about contraception.

6 Oct 05

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