Monday, March 8, 2010

Violence Against Women Gets Worse During Disasters

There was an interesting article in the Toronto Sun concerning Haiti and women's rights.

"Natural disasters, says Denyse Cote, are when women's rights matter most. Which is why the sociology professor at the University of Quebec in the Outauais agreed so readily to be part of Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean's small official delegation to Haiti this week..."

Read the rest of the article here: http://www.torontosun.com/news/haiti/2010/03/08/13158431.html

Denyse also wrote an article for the Journal of Family Issues on the trivialization of demands transfered from health care workers to patients and thier familys, which can viewed here: http://jfi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/26/2/247

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