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Celebrate International Women's Week
with Project Peru

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Women in Peru

  • Women represent almost half of the population of Peru, but they do not have equal access to resources or power.
  • Traditional assumptions and misconceptions often obstruct access by women to influential roles in both the public and private sectors.
  • Due to Peruvian society's prejudice and discrimination, women historically have suffered disproportionately from the country's pervasive poverty and unemployment
  • Although human rights issues affect many sectors of the population, there are some violations which are gender-based, or affect women to a greater extent due to prevailing patriarchal systems.
  • Illiteracy affects 12.8% of the population. However, female illiteracy constitutes 73% of this total and is concentrated in rural areas of extreme poverty, and among women who do not speak Spanish.
  • The average number of children born per woman in Peru is 3.5 compared with 3.1 for Latin America in general and 2 for the U.S.
  • The rate is 6.2 children for Peruvian women who have little or no education, and 7 children for those who live in rural areas.
  • This compares with a rate of 1.7 children for women who have at least a university or college education and 2.8 for urban residents of all educational levels.
  • The reduction of poverty, social and political inequality, access to education and unequal income distribution must be addressed in order to ameliorate the situation of women in Peru today.
  • Only with the equality of women in public and private life will women be able to enjoy their full human rights.

This information is provided by the Peru Support Group

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Enjoy great sounds of Kausary and fabulous food with an international flavour.

Saturday 13 March 2004, 7.45pm, Burchatts Farm Barn, Guildford.

Tickets: £28 in advance please, including supper. Drinks available.