News of mothers

Abuelas and Madres founder Mirta Acuña de Baravalle dies at 99

04-11-2024 14:30 Mirta Acuña de Baravalle, one of the founders of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo and Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, has died at the age of 99.

MALA MUJER?

Women who decide not to be mothers

03-08-2024 06:20 Increasingly more women are deciding not to be mothers. The trend, extending throughout the Western world, confronts the prejudices of those who believe that being a “good woman” means being a mother.

by Sabrina Chemen

SOCIETY / Demographic trends

Women in Argentina are giving birth later and less, report shows

02-08-2024 12:13 Demographic report by Universidad Austral highlights accelerated decline of fertility with postponed maternity among women in Argentina. The birth rate has already fallen to around 1.4 children.

by Enrique Garabetyan

BREAKING STEREOTYPES

From homemakers to home builders: Venezuelan women breaking ground

08-03-2023 05:00 On an apartment construction project in Antímano, a poor neighbourhood of Caracas, 80 percent of the workforce is made up of women, most of them single mothers.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Skyvan PA-51 ‘death flight’ plane to be repatriated

10-02-2023 10:34 Skyvan PA-51 used during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship to fly detainees to their death, including three members of Madres de Plaza de Mayo human rights group, will return to Argentina in the coming weeks before being put on display at ex-ESMA Navy Mechanics School.