Albania: The New Women’s Movement

The back-breaking work in the fields is considered women’s work in Albania. That was also true under Communism. In the Catholic stronghold of the north, the Kanun also survived the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha. Under the Kanun, the wife is considered the husband’s property. He is permitted to beat and even to kill her if she is disobedient or unfaithful. Fabiola Egro is trying to change that. She’s a pivotal figure in the Albanian women’s movement.