Myanmar

Burmese women are maternal self-abnegators, meaning that these women "consistently forgo their own needs in order to give their children first priority." Rural and urban Burmese women have been affected by the deteriorating economic climate in Burma.

As a result, Burmese families were "increasingly prioritizing the rights of males over females to limited resources." These changes affected the access of Burmese women to nutrition, medical services, vocational training, and other educational opportunities. Burmese women became unwilling porters and unpaid laborers for the military, including becoming victims of slavery, murder, torture, rape, and attacks. 

We were denied access to work in Myanmar while the country was undergoing reorganization by force. We would dearly love to work with the people of Myanmar again.