The Green Book: Women and Disability ("Libro Verde: Mujer y Discapacidad") Reveals the Problems of Women when Trying to Integrate Themselves into Society
Edited by Luis Fernando Astorga Gatjens (lferag@racsa.co.cr) with information from Digital Solidarity
MADRID-The Coordinated State Confederation of Persons with Physical Disabilities of Spain (Confederación Coordinadora Estatal de Minusválidos Físicos de España,(COCEMFE), has just published a book called: Green Book: Women with Disabilities, Proposals for a Decade). The purpose of this publication is to reach out to society to improve the quality of life or women with disabilities.
The publication was made by Agencia Servimedia and it emphasizes the double discrimination experienced by women with disabilities, because they present a disability and because they are women.
The Green Book states that, 58% of the population of persons with disabilities of Spain are women. This groups needs a lot of help and support by administrative authorities.
Also, the percentage of women who are able to complete secondary and higher education (12%) is almost half of that corresponding to men with disabilities.
This publication of the Confederation responds to the hopes of women with disabilities of having specialized health service personnel to treat them. They hold that: "there still no specific treatment measures for women with disabilities."
On the other hand, the Green Book denounces de low participation of women with disabilities in the work force (23,59%), while the percentage for men with disabilities is over 40% of employment.
This is why they demand urgent measures to ensure the inclusion of women in the work market. Only with major changes in this direction will women with disabilities be able to be included in the life of society with personal autonomy.
Barriers
This publication calls for the elimination for of barriers, both physical and social, which prevent the inclusion of women in society.
According to data found in this Green Book, there are still many physical and psychological barriers in the rural areas, where much social awareness work needs to be undertaken.
Finally, there are measures suggested for the proposed improvements, among others, to strengthen the participation of women in society, accessible jobs and equal conditions, the elimination of gender related violence, and to make information technologies available to women with disabilities.
For more information, please contact: www.solidaridaddigital.discapnet.es
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