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Women's rights in Mali 'set back 50 years' by new 'Family Code' law
Monday, May 7, 2012
By: Soumaila T Diarra
Not having finished school, Farima's daughter, Wassa Diarra, cannot read or write. She's not alone 69% of women aged 15 to 24 are illiterate, compared with 53% of men, according to Unicef.
"Wassa has eight children," Farima explains. "The only way for her to make money is going to fetch firewood in the bush for sale to people coming from Bamako. This is what almost everyone is doing. We are all poor here but I'm worried about my daughter's situation. Her husband has three wives and he is doing what he can to feed his family. But the harvests always fail because of rainfall shortage. So each wife has to look for money to take care of her children's needs."
Guardian article
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