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In Mexico, a gain for native civil rights is a loss for some women

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Posted on: January 28th, 2008
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“Women in this native village high in the pine-clad mountains of rise each morning at 4 a.m. to gather firewood, grind corn, prepare the day’s food, care for the and clean the house.

But they aren’t allowed to vote in local elections, because – the men say – they don’t do enough work.

It was here, in a village that has struggled for centuries to preserve its Zapotec traditions, that Eufrosina Cruz, 27, decided to become the first woman to run for mayor – despite the fact that women aren’t allowed to attend town assemblies, much less run for office.”*

*From: http://canadianpress.google.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

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