Politics
Bulgaria Pushed to Clean Up Women’s Workplace
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As Bulgaria prepares to enter the European Union in 2007, advocates are pushing the Balkan country to improve industries deemed harshest for workers and where women predominate.
Bulgaria
Zarkova Continues Crime Fight, Despite Acid Attack
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Anna Zarkova is an investigative journalist who was attacked with acid six years ago for covering organized crime, including forced prostitution and trafficking networks in Bulgaria. She continues to press for reforms and equal rights for women.
Afghanistan
Spouse Abuse Laws, Mores Changing in Bulgaria
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In the last decade, Bulgaria has begun to acknowledge domestic violence as a major problem. But, with no laws on the books and only a handful of organizations working to aid victims, battered women have few places to turn.
Arts & Culture
Widows in Chile Seek Prosecution for Missing Kin
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The women of Calama, Chile, have been digging in the sand for loved ones lost during the Pinochet regime. A new photo-exhibit documents their efforts at a pivotal moment in their long struggle for justice.
Arts & Culture
Bulgarian Trafficking Victims Face Hard Homecoming
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Bulgaria is already seeing the outcomes of the first legislation passed to combat trafficking, a problem which affects tens of thousands of women in the Eastern European country. But despite these advances, public sympathy for the victims remains low.