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Cape Verde: Woman's day

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 @ 12:10 UTC

by Paula Góes

Countries:: Cape Verde
Topics:: Gender
Languages:: Portuguese

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Malagasy:	Cap vert : Andron'ny Vehivavy...
日本語:	カーボベルデ：女性デー...

Eurídice Monteiro [pt] takes the opportunity of the Cape Verde Woman's Day today to reflect on gender equality in the country. “The point is that we try to understand the current situation and demand that, regardless of gender, people are treated with respect and have the necessary means to live with dignity.”

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# 2008-04-4 at 21:16 pm

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