Empowering Women

Empowering Women

Author: Carmen Diana Deere

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre

Published: 2001-01-15

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780822972327

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The expansion of married women's property rights was a main achievement of the first wave of feminism in Latin America. As Carmen Diana Deeere and Magdalena Leon reveal, however, the disjuncture between rights and actual ownership remains vast. This is particularly true in rural areas, where the distribution of land between men and women is highly unequal. In their pioneering, twelve-country comparative study, the authors argue that property ownership is directly related to womenÆs bargaining power within the household and community, point out changes resulting from recent gender-progressive legislation, and identify additional areas for future reform, including inheritance rights of wives.


The Spaces of Neoliberalism

The Spaces of Neoliberalism

Author: Jacquelyn Chase

Publisher: Kumarian Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1565491440

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Annotation Explores how markets and market ideology affect the lives of Latin American people through their communities, culture, resource base, local labor markets, and households. Among the topics of the eight papers are tensions between women's and indigenous groups over land rights, gender and reproduction in a Brazilian company town, and the restructuring of labor markets and household economies in urban Mexico. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).


The Indigenous World 2016

The Indigenous World 2016

Author: Caecilie Mikkelsen

Publisher:

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788792786692

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In over sixty articles and country reports, The Indigenous World 2016 provides a comprehensive update on the current situation of indigenous peoples' causes, their human rights, and reports on the most important developments in international processes of relevance to indigenous peoples during 2015. It is an indispensable guide to issues and developments that have impacted indigenous peoples worldwide. Indigenous and non-indigenous scholars and activists write the articles contained in The Indigenous World. It is edited and produced by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs.


Racism Against Indigenous Peoples

Racism Against Indigenous Peoples

Author: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

Publisher: IWGIA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9788790730468

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"This book is published in connection with the UN "World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance" held in South Africa, 2001 and it contains articles by experts from throughout the world." - cover.