DW Podcasts | Young single mothers in Morocco - World in Progress @dw_podcasts | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
#Morocco #single mothers #patriarchy
Unwed mothers and their children are ostracized by society and stigmatized by their own families. Many women and children end up in desperate situations. But a growing number of people are trying to end this dire situation, both in courts and in society as a whole. But there's still a long way to go.
This episode was produced on April 12, 2023.
Every Wednesday, a new episode of DW's half-hour radio program and podcast brings you underreported stories from around the world – about forgotten crises, human rights as well as the far-reaching and interconnected consequences of a globalized world. At World in Progress, we offer insights and context through in-depth interviews and features.
Listen and subscribe to World in Progress wherever you get your podcasts: https://podlink.worldinprogress
Got a question for us? Email worldinprogress@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Navigating stigma in Morocco
03:39 Boyfriend left her after pregnancy, her family kicked her out
04:25 Sex out of marriage is a punishable offense
05:39 No identification card without the father?
06:53 Is Morocco ready for reforms?
09:55 Visiting Morocco’s first women’s shelter
13:40 A place to work and learn
16:42 Proper sex education is key
17:44 Random police arrests
19:37 490 paragraph
21:56 ‘Second-class citizen’
24:16 ‘The female body is a battlefield’
27:06 Abandoned children
29:03 Outro
#Morocco #single mothers #patriarchy
Unwed mothers and their children are ostracized by society and stigmatized by their own families. Many women and children end up in desperate situations. But a growing number of people are trying to end this dire situation, both in courts and in society as a whole. But there's still a long way to go.
This episode was produced on April 12, 2023.
Every Wednesday, a new episode of DW's half-hour radio program and podcast brings you underreported stories from around the world – about forgotten crises, human rights as well as the far-reaching and interconnected consequences of a globalized world. At World in Progress, we offer insights and context through in-depth interviews and features.
Listen and subscribe to World in Progress wherever you get your podcasts: https://podlink.worldinprogress
Got a question for us? Email worldinprogress@dw.com. And, if you like the show, leave us a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you use.
00:00 Intro
01:20 Navigating stigma in Morocco
03:39 Boyfriend left her after pregnancy, her family kicked her out
04:25 Sex out of marriage is a punishable offense
05:39 No identification card without the father?
06:53 Is Morocco ready for reforms?
09:55 Visiting Morocco’s first women’s shelter
13:40 A place to work and learn
16:42 Proper sex education is key
17:44 Random police arrests
19:37 490 paragraph
21:56 ‘Second-class citizen’
24:16 ‘The female body is a battlefield’
27:06 Abandoned children
29:03 Outro
