
Guatemala 2018 — Day 6 – Women’s Justice Initiative
By Suzanne Spitzer, Dining for Women member, SC, Greenville-7 chapter
Background
Guatemala faces some of the highest levels of violence against women and girls in the world, has the third highest femicide rate globally, and ranks third lowest in the region on the Gender Inequality Index. Rural indigenous women and girls are disproportionately impacted due in part to their social isolation and limited access to resources. Details