right to vote
Gender Equality among the Batek
It is not too soon to begin celebrating the centenary of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees American women the right to vote. Already, our news media are reporting on local celebrations of the growing gender equality in the U.S. that the amendment symbolized, which will presumably culminate on the actual anniversary […]
Birhor in Jharkhand Do Not Vote
Most of the Birhor families in the Bokaro District of Jharkhand State have been unaware of their right to vote in the Indian state and national elections, held last Thursday and today. The Birhor villages mentioned in a recent newspaper article, Tulbul and Khakhra Basti, are remote—miles from the nearest city. The 350 villagers have […]
Zapotec Woman Demands Right to Vote
Eufrosina Cruz was fed up with the discrimination. The men in the village told her she was not allowed to vote. Last year, the Zapotec woman decided to disobey the town rule prohibiting women from voting and she ran for mayor. Members of the town board, all of whom are men, tore up the ballots […]
