1. In Argentina In Latin America Santa Teresa School

2. ARGENTINA Home 70 % of women suffer from domestic violence. Bs.As. is the province with the largest number of gender violence cases. Click for more information

3. LATIN AMERICA Home Click for more information Domestic violence is very high in Latin America. Six out of ten women suffer from gender violence. + = In Latin America, there are lots of differences between men and women in terms of work, roles, and education.

4. ARGENTINA “Consejo Nacional de la mujer” (National Women Council) It is a national organization that gives protection to women in Argentina who are victims of gender violence. In this organization people help the ones that suffer from gender violence. Argentina has laws that protect women, but there is no justice. This organization works with UNICEF. LATIN AMERICA UNIFEM (United Nation Development Fund for Women) It is a foundation at the United Nations. It provides financial and economical assistance for women. It is devoted to the elimination of all form of discrimination against women. Its fight is based on an international human rights treaty that wants to equalize genders. Home

5. Written by: Juan Manuel Sanchez Malo Carolina Vadell Martín Cibils Caterina Tornari Micozzi Candela Santini Etchegaray Milagros Bassanelli Pedro Diaz Mathe Tutor: Ms. Florencia Rizzo