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Women in Chile Look Toward Rome with Apprehension

By Jen Ross ● Politics ● April 15, 2005

As the world waits to hear who is chosen to lead the Catholic Church, women in Chile are divided on whether a new pope is likely to bring any change to the status of women in this deeply conservative and Catholic country.

Chile’s Pols Battle Over Emergency Contraception

By Jen Ross ● Health & Science ● April 1, 2005

In Chile, where two women lead the presidential race, emergency contraception has become an incendiary campaign issue after a health official said the government was planning free distribution of the “morning-after pill” and was fired within hours.

Chilean Women Chalk Up Income Gains

By Jen Ross ● Politics ● February 20, 2005

Ten years after the U.N. called for the strengthening of women’s economic rights, Chilean women’s work-force participation lags Latin America. But some analysts say that’s not such a bad thing. The second of a seven-part series on the Beijing Platform.

Chileans Facing Up to Domestic Violence

By Jen Ross ● Crime & Law ● December 31, 2004

In Latin America–as elsewhere in the world–domestic violence peaks during the holidays. The Chilean government has begun to face up to the problem, but advocates say stiffer laws are needed to prevent what new data reveal is an epidemic rate of abuse.

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Women in Chile Look Toward Rome with Apprehension

Chile’s Pols Battle Over Emergency Contraception

Chilean Women Chalk Up Income Gains

Chileans Facing Up to Domestic Violence

Chilean Women Celebrate Gaining Right to Divorce

Illegal Abortions Rampant in Latin America

Widows in Chile Seek Prosecution for Missing Kin

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