Some Haitian women see the marines as a one-way ticket out of the poverty most people here suffer.

But while many people here agree that opportunities for Haitian women should be improved, some have questioned the need for a ministry.

The book is about four generations of Haitian women who struggle to overcome poverty, powerlessness and abuse.

Uruguay will also investigate claims that young Haitian women have been made pregnant by their peacekeepers.

Since about 2010 she works on an anthology on literature that was written in the 18th, 19th and 20th century by Haitian women.

"Did she know you were dancing with all these Haitian women?"

The danger, he said, is that infected Haitian women who are told of the risks to their children will not nurse their infants.

She is also representative of Haitian women in the lower caste.

But the Haitian women have met little or no resentment from the more established Korean grocers.

An e-mail from a Haitian woman said her compatriots were prepared to take to the streets.