She arrives here full of hope. She marries and becomes a mother. The right to stay here depends, however, on her husband’s cooperation. He doesn’t cooperate, but he does begin to beat her and taunt her because of her legal vulnerability.
A woman who was set afire and allowed to burn to death in front of the bustling Mumbai Railway Station is but one gruesome example of the abiding and even increasing violence against women in India where laws are enlightened but people are not.
New rules for Native Americans on welfare take effect this week. They allow for cultural differences and are generally less punitive. The crafts and other work that women have been performing are recognized as work.
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