Mujer rural como actor social en los últimos diez años = The rural woman as a social actor over the past 10 years

Incluye Bibliografía

Indicators for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Woman

Includes bibliography

El nuevo proteccionismo social femenino y sus escenarios en los años ochenta = Woman as a social protagonist in the 1980s

Incluye Bibliografía

La vulnerabilidad de los hogares con jefatura femenina: preguntas y opciones de política para América Latina y el Caribe = The vulnerability of woman-headed households: policy questions and options for Latin America and the Caribbean

Incluye Bibliografía

Mujer rural de América Latina: un actor social del último decenio (1975-1984) = Rural woman in Latin America: a social actor in the past decade (1975-1984)

Incluye Bibliografía

Child abuse: a painful reality behind closed doors

Child abuse violates the most basic rights of children and adolescents. As documented in the main article of this issue of Challenges, child abuse is a massive, daily and underreported problem that affects the population of Latin America and the Caribbean. It manifests itself in different forms, including physical and psychological aggression, rape and sexual abuse, and takes place in the home, in neighbourhoods, at school, at work and in legal and child protection institutions. Abuse tends to be transmitted from one generation to the next, and the individuals most often responsible are parents or other adult members of the household