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Laboral rights of the pregnant worker
The high demand of the current labor market is one of the reasons why most women continue in their job until almost the end of pregnancy . This is usually feasible if it is not a risky pregnancy , the expectant mother is fine, and her doctor believes that she can do it. But to properly protect the health of the pregnant woman and the baby, other factors must also be taken into account. Your gynecologist must know what your work activity is like: it is not the same to perform a job with a low-stress level, as another that requires a lot of physical effort or that exposes you to toxic substances. Thus, by assessing each specific case, it can be adapted to the peculiarities of each pregnant worker.
By Sarmad Mayo4 years ago in Viva
Why Do We Celebrate Daughter's Day?
Daughter’s day is the most special occasion to be celebrated by the parents who are all having the little princesses in their home. Usually, people sentimentally feel that having a daughter is a blessing of their life and they wish to give all love and affection without letting her meet any sadness or disappointments in her life.
By Laxmi Rana4 years ago in Viva
Being a Woman
Being a woman sucks, plain and fucking simple. Times have changed but not enough. Women are still the minority in this world. It goes men, children, the elderly, animals and then women. We come fucking last always, no matter what. This world is cruel and not made to have women in power.
By LeAnn Murch4 years ago in Viva
In A Women’s Head
So, we are women. Big deal. Growing up, I remember just how different the world was. Well at least to women anyways. Y’all, I’m 26. I know what you’re thinking. Well, maybe not. “You’re so young!” I know. “What could you possibly have learned by 26.” And I always laugh about this, because let me tell you I have learned so much.
By Haley Walls4 years ago in Viva
Masculinity and violence
95% of homicides on the planet are committed by men (UN, 2013), 93.2% of people in prison are men (WPL, University of London, 2018), 75% of suicides are carried out by men (600,000 each year)… These are examples that reflect an objective reality that indicates that “violence is a man's thing”.
By Sarmad Mayo4 years ago in Viva
50 years ago. Women in the Paris Commune
150 years ago, on March 18, 1871, the insurrection that gave birth to the Paris Commune began, which would last 72 days. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote about this historical experience. His conclusions are part of the basic principles of revolutionary socialism throughout the world to this day.
By Sarmad Mayo4 years ago in Viva
Ecofeminism: alternatives in defense of life and the environment
The economic and social impacts of the covid-19 pandemic are overwhelming and have revealed the fragility of the system in which we live. In a scenario of the destruction of ecosystems and natural disasters that require an urgent response, ecofeminism is presented as an alternative that defends life and the environment. On the foundations of ecofeminist thought and the role of women in the fight for environmental conservation and sustainable life, the daily spoke with the referents of the ecofeminist collective Dafnias Ana Filippini and Mariana Achugar.
By Sarmad Mayo4 years ago in Viva
Women Like Me
The week my life changed was unremarkable. There was no earth-shattering event. No explosions on the news screens. It was a day that dawned bright and sunny. But for me, it was a day that changed my very identity. It was the day I found out I was exactly four weeks pregnant – and didn't even know it.
By Linda Christiancy4 years ago in Viva
