page_title: Women in Belarus
hierarchical_section_title: Women in Belarus
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Swetlana Alexijewitsch, weißrussische Schriftstellerin, Friedenspreis des deutschen Buchhandels 2013, Nobelpreis für Literatur 2015, bei einem Gesprächsabend des Literaturhauses Köln English: Svetlana Alexievich, a Belarusian investigative journalist and prose writer, Nobel laureate in Literature 2015 Українська: Світлана Алексієвич, білоруська письменниця та публіцистка. Лауреат Нобелівської премії з літератури 2015 року Русский: Светла́на Алекса́ндровна Алексие́вич (белор. Святлана Аляксандраўна Алексіевіч, род. 31 мая 1948 года, Станислав, Украинская ССР), белорусская писательница, журналистка. Лауреат Нобелевской премии по литературе 2015 года Français&#160;: Svetlana Alexandrovna Aleksievitch, un écrivain et une journaliste russophone biélorusse; lauréats du Prix Nobel de littérature, 2015
context_page_description: The modern-day characteristics of women in Belarus evolved from the events that happened in the history of Belarus, particularly when the "concept of equal rights for women was first developed and substantiated in the late 16th century". The so-called Grand Duchy Charter of 1588 - one of the most important legal documents in Belarusian history - protected the dignity of Belarusian women under the law. Women in Belarus and their contribution to Belarusian society is celebrated annually on the 8th of March, during International Women's Day.
context_section_description: The modern-day characteristics of women in Belarus evolved from the events that happened in the history of Belarus, particularly when the "concept of equal rights for women was first developed and substantiated in the late 16th century". The so-called Grand Duchy Charter of 1588 - one of the most important legal documents in Belarusian history - protected the dignity of Belarusian women under the law. Women in Belarus and their contribution to Belarusian society is celebrated annually on the 8th of March, during International Women's Day.
caption: Svetlana Alexievich, born in Ukraine but grew up in Belarus. Won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
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