17-07-2002
Yu.P.Prokopenko, candidate of medical science, sexologist
According to Gallup poll of 1999, more than 25% of women workers are victims of sexual harassment. Statistics in European countries does not look better - 25 - 50% of women suffer from sexual harassment at work.
Natural childbirth and breastfeeding is considerable reducing the risk of breast cancer by women. A group of British scientists found new substantial proves for this fact while reviewing and analyzing the data of the appropriate medical researches from 30 countries.
Women in Japan live the longest life - app. 85 years, women in the countries of the European Union - French and Swedish women conformably - 83 and 77,5 years. The lowest life length the European Union is registered in Ireland - 78,5 years.
French publicism of the end of the 18th century showed "Russian Amazons" as conquerors, as incarnation of women's despotism: in the last decades of the century when France discovered in Russia a serious military threat. Image of the reign of Katherine changed: it was shown as chain of debauchery and murderous deeds, worthy of the pen of Marquis de Sad.
On the July 26 thousands women held a meeting in the Columbian capital demanding to stop the civil war which has been lasting already for several decades.
Independent beauty is a popular image of a prostitute. Nevertheless, it has nothing to do with the real life. Researches of the group of scientists of the Central Scientific Research Institute of the Health Ministry confirm these facts.
Members of the organization of “blackshirts” in Australia are wearing masks and military uniform, go into the street and loudly blame women for moral degradation and debauchery.
Exploitation of women and children in Russia turned into business making many billions profit during the last years, - the author of the report prepared by the International Organization of Migrations (IOM) warns.
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