Gender roles latin America

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10 May 2009

Gender Roles in Latin America

With only 10 percent of people claiming themselves to be natives , Latin America is considered as one of the most diverse regions in the world Due to this ethnic and racial diversity , tracing the roots of gender issues by associating with a single group or factor might not reveal the truth . However , some objective factors like lower pay scales for women and labour force participation provide considerable objectivity to reckon the

area in terms of gender issues (De Ferranti 77 78

Chile represents a variant region of Latin America which has gone through multiple phases in terms of gender roles and position . The period of coup d 'ytat against President Salvador Allende in the country is also considered as a time of human rights era (Cleary 1 . In this context , women faced dual exploitation - first as Chilean natives and then as suppressed part of the society . The military take over resulted in some of the most gruesome tortures against women thereby becoming a primary reason of insurrection in the later period . However , this insurrection was partly related to the exiles of thousands of women from Chile who during the time of exile actively participated in bringing a paradigm shift

Rapid Industrialization and economic development in 1940s at one hand opened vistas for Latin American women by proving job opportunities , but the same phenomenon also served to debilitate their status and power According...