Women in Yemen woman on the other hand must go through a process of litigation in which they justify their reason for nullifying the marriage contract. Before the court, a woman is considered only half a person, that is it takes “the testimony of two women” to equal “the testimony of one man.” Additionally, women are prohibited from testifying in cases of adultery, slander, theft or sodomy by Article 45 (21) of the 1992 Evidence Law. Other laws that discriminate against women are: Personal Status Law (1992) and Penal Code Law (1994). The Personal Status Law contravenes parts of the Convention on Eliminating
Feminism in Mexico 1953. Between July and October 1968, a group of women participants in the student protests that would become known as Mexico 68, began a fledgling feminist movement. During the uprising, women used their perceived apolitical status and gender to bypass police barricades. Gaining access to places that men could not go raised women's awareness of their power. Though the protests were suppressed by government forces before political change happened, the dynamic of man-woman relationships changed, as activists realized platonic working relationships could exist without leading to romance. The uprising mobilized students and mothers. Seeing their children slain brought lower class