Intersecting Violences: A Review of Feminist Theories and Debates on Violence against Women and Poverty in Latin America – CAWN – 21st October 2010
Although VAW has been recognised as a human rights violation, abuse and neglect of women’s economic, social and cultural rights have not.
This paper aims to provide a greater understanding of why women are abused and discriminated against in Latin America: the structural causes of their subjugated status, the relationship between cultural, sexual, racial and economic structures, and the pervasiveness of both VAW and women’s poverty.
It also examines the connections between patriarchal constructions of the state and religious institutions and the particular forms of violence and poverty affecting women in Latin America.
Following an extremely successful launch in Honduras, CAWN are very pleased to announce the details of our London launch.
Date: 21st October 2010
Time: 2pm-5pm, followed by drinks reception
Chair: Baroness Miller, Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Central America, Vice-Chair of the APPG on Latin America and Trustee of Latin American charity CMAP
Speakers: Yakin Ertürk, former UN Special Rapportuer on VAW
Patricia Muñoz Cabrera, author of the research and chair of Women in Development Europe (WIDE)Discussant: Maxine Molyneux, Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London.
Venue: Congress Centre, 23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1 B3LS (nearest tube Tottenham Court Road)
How to book: This event is free, but please reserve your place by emailing info@cawn.org.
