Status of Women committee  Could I have a second, please?

Status of Women committee  I know that I represent many mothers, and I know very well that many times, just being a mother and trying to help your child and yourself survive.... Women are even victims of serious abuse. Things are connected with each other. When you are not financially independent, you are

Status of Women committee  It would have made a day and night difference. In those first years, the beginning is always the difficult part, and then I have learned so much on my way. If it was there, of course it would have made a very serious difference having the benefits of unemployment insurance. Why

Status of Women committee  Of course. It would have made so many things better, even my own health would have been better. Of course it would have. As I said, again, it would have made a day and night difference if I had that little support. The result is what you see today. I am sorry I look so miserable,

Status of Women committee  I just want to urge the committee to do whatever is possible to give an opportunity to women like me to have better lives in case they get sick or their children get sick. I hope that our government will give more chances to people like me. Maybe there is not enough information a

Status of Women committee  I am very sorry that I came across so emotionally, but I definitely want to make sure that.... I do appreciate your sympathy, I really, truly do, but I just wish my language helped me a little bit better. My purpose for coming here today is all about the unemployment benefits.

Status of Women committee  It's for my son's sake.

Status of Women committee  For one of them, I just let it go. The other one I sold. I managed to have two of them. I sold it for a very minimum amount of money. I want to let you know that I have an official education of 19 years. I am an agricultural engineer. I was working on my PhD in genetic engineer

Status of Women committee  I must first say that as grateful as I am for being here today, I am very emotional, and I am very nervous, so forgive me, please. I must say first that I truly appreciate all of you here and the work you're doing. I heard many times “the woman, the woman,” and I am the woman,

Status of Women committee  Yes, it is.