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their lack of confidence about asking the state for information, and their fear of
retribution
their limited time because of being responsible for childcare and unpaid housework
their lack of money
their illiteracy or lack of official language skills
their lack of support from family
their physical distance from the information holder, combined with controls on their
mobility.
Alongside interviews and roundtables, ARTICLE 19 also conducted a basic survey in three
hospitals (Table 4) and monitored the two newspapers and weekly journals with the largest
circulation (Table 5), in order to gain a better understanding of the availability of
information on particular issues of concern to women.
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