Category Archives: inequality
Brazil has most maids of any country in the world; a legacy of slavery, oppression and social inequality, middle and upper classes want to keep it that way
While the film The Help may have brought back memories of paternalistic, oppressive relationships in the recent past of the US, domestic service in Brazil continues to be a widespread facet of … Continue reading
“Black Women Tell Your Story” Award selects the best essays on the trajectory of Afro-Brazilian women
Concurso/Prêmio Mulheres Negras contam sua História The best five compositions will be awarded R$5,000 (US$2,500), and the five candidates selected in the Essay category will receive R$10,000 (US$5,000). Applications … Continue reading
Black women earn 58.3% of income of non-black men
Study shows differences in working conditions in the country; Metropolitan São Paulo area has the greatest difference between black and non-black. The average real income per hour worked of employed … Continue reading
Research reveals that Brazilian population doesn’t see young blacks as main victims of violence
While Black Women of Brazil has consistently reported the treatment of the Afro-Brazilian population in terms of representation, inequality and the racial aspect of homicides, the way Brazilian society perceives … Continue reading
Sueli Carneiro, director of the Geledés Institute for Black Women
Sueli Carneiro is the founder of Geledés, a black women’s organization which intertwines concerns of race and gender, and addresses the particular problems confronted by women of color in Brazil. … Continue reading
Sueli Carneiro, director of the Geledés Institute for Black Women
Sueli Carneiro is the founder of Geledés, a black women’s organization which intertwines concerns of race and gender, and addresses the particular problems confronted by women of color in Brazil. … Continue reading
Brazil: Where "The Help" is still an unequal reality for black women
The 2011 film “The Help” portrayed the cruel realities of the lives of black domestic workers in 1960s Mississippi. In modern day Brazil, the often demeaning, unappreciated efforts of … Continue reading
Edna Roland: A warrior in the fight for the equality of black women in Brazil
Edna Roland Brazilian, woman, from the north, and black. In this country, most people who fit this profile live a life associated with – and almost predetermined to – poverty, … Continue reading
Edna Roland: A warrior in the fight for the equality of black women in Brazil
Edna Roland Brazilian, woman, from the north, and black. In this country, most people who fit this profile live a life associated with – and almost predetermined to – poverty, … Continue reading
Campaign: "For the Equality of the Black Woman in the Job Market"
“Which of the two works in a position of management?” “In your opinion, which of them has a bigger salary?” “White men earn 66% more than black women” In the … Continue reading
Campaign: "For the Equality of the Black Woman in the Job Market"
“Which of the two works in a position of management?” “In your opinion, which of them has a bigger salary?” “White men earn 66% more than black women” In the … Continue reading
