According to the Organization for Economic Cooperationa and Develpoment, the women of Latin America "suffer less total gender discrimination than other regions in the world except for the OECD states."
I'm not saying that women in Latin America are not discriminated. Although they make up about 40% of the workforce they only earn between 60% and 70% of men's wages.
Another act of serious discrimination against women is violence. According to a survey made by the Pan American Health Organization in 2006, one in three women in Latin America have suffered "physical, sexual or pschycological violence at the hands of their intimate partners."
Women in Latin America have also been very involved in political movements in the 20th century, such as opposing dictatorship in Chile and Argentina. The actual presidents of these two countries are both women.
In conclusion, womens' status in Larin America is improving, but, like everywhere else, it still has some way to go.
Sources:
http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/03/the-struggle-for-womens-equality-in-latin-america/
I'm not saying that women in Latin America are not discriminated. Although they make up about 40% of the workforce they only earn between 60% and 70% of men's wages.
Another act of serious discrimination against women is violence. According to a survey made by the Pan American Health Organization in 2006, one in three women in Latin America have suffered "physical, sexual or pschycological violence at the hands of their intimate partners."
Women in Latin America have also been very involved in political movements in the 20th century, such as opposing dictatorship in Chile and Argentina. The actual presidents of these two countries are both women.
In conclusion, womens' status in Larin America is improving, but, like everywhere else, it still has some way to go.
Sources:
http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/03/the-struggle-for-womens-equality-in-latin-america/
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