Gender Inequality In Latin America

Inigualdad (inequality) is a word we see often, but never actually stop to think about. It is one of the most important words in our language and culture. Because of it, we have found ways to build better societies and better future generations. Women have always suffered from inequality. It is specifically seen Latin America’s work force and state support when it comes to abuse toward women. Women were, and still are, considered housewives. Over time women’s participation in the work place has increased, but they still continue to face unequal access to economic opportunities. As we saw in “Gender and Sociopolitical Change in Twentieth-Century Latin America”, Argentina was a country that envisioned limited changes to the status of men and

Their fear of being victims of domestic violence prevents them from changing their norms. Despite laws against domestic violence, women in Latin America are still being abused and disregarded. The Peruvian government began to implement policies against domestic violence in 1988. They created “Centros de Emergencia Mujer (CEMs) to help support women and children who experienced violence in the family. These stations were missing the basic infrastructures and instead of increasing support for these services, the government wants to lower the budget. Even with all its laws and resources,51% of women, in Lima, have suffered physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by their

In “Pushing Back the Boundaries,” we saw how Dori, a victim of domestic violence seeking protection, experience three different layers that prevented her from filing a report and handling her abuser. The language barrier caused the officer to give his own version of Dori’s case. The fact that Dori was indigenous also played a big role. She was seen down upon from her male officer. Because the officer was of a higher status, literate and male, he was “mestizised” and had more power over here and used it to her disadvantage. Finally, the gender bias. Because the officer was a male, he claimed that Dori “allowed” herself to be abused. Studies believed that this could be avoided with all-female staff, but it was seen as a research in Brazil and eventually gave the same outcome. These women had the same problems in relation to the law enforcement, resources and