Women in Latin America Stephanie Vitale Agenda History

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Women in Latin America

• Stephanie Vitale

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Agenda

• History
• Economic and Labor Force Participation
• Education
• Current Womens Movements

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History

• Machismo and Marianismo
• Throughout time
• Colonial Period-repressed
• Post-Independence Era-doors start opening
• 19th Century-begin participating in public
  sphere.
• Progression in 20th Century
• Voting rights, social movements, grass-root
  organizations, political arena, public sphere.
• Difference in U.S. vs. Latin American womens
  movements

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In this great house of Motherland, I am just
like any other woman in any other of the
innumerable houses of my people. Just like all
of them I rise early thinking about my husband
and my children.Its that I so truly feel myself
mother of my people. -Evita Peron
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Economic and Labor Force Participation

• Change in participation over time
• Reasons for change

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Womens Labor Force Participation

• Grew to 35-50.
• Make up 1/3 of Workforce.
• Contribute 28-38 of household income.
• Decrease households that classify as poor by
  10-20

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Economic and Labor Force Participation

• Change in participation over time
• Reasons for change
• Womens labor force participation

• Specific Industries

• Issues still to overcome
• Labor segmentation
• Income inequalities

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Education

• Less formal education
• Effect on countries
• GDP
• Development and Well Being of Society
• Infant Mortality
• Direction of Future Generations
• Lack of affordability-indirect and direct costs

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Current Womens Movements

• Development of LA-exclusionary and economically
  unfair.
• Issues to overcome
• Economic development model
• Women in workplace
• Violence-including education
• Government policies and positions
• Strategy Unify and Strengthen Conditions

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Thank You