Chile, A South American Country

The country of Chile is located in western South America. The conditions vary with the mountains, deserts, and beaches.

Stereotypes exist in many different forms with the most common referring to gender and culture. Roxanne Gay talks about the difficult struggles that women have to deal with such as the usage of birth control and the process of having an abortion. While Judith Cofer takes a similar route with a few differences. Her article talks specifically about the struggles of a Latin woman. Both articles talk about the obstacles women are faced with while also taking the time to focus on specific topics. “The Alienable Rights of Women” by Roxanne Gay and “The Myth of the Latin Woman” by Judith Cofer complement each other because they both discuss how women are perceived and stereotyped by others/society.

Chile stretches along 2,672 miles with an average width of 112 miles. More than one out of every three Chileans live in Santiago metropolitan region which is the capital of Chile. Two Chilean poets have won the Nobel Prize in literature. Chile’s population sits around 17,363,894 ranking Chile 63, they have a human development index of 41 of 187 countries. GDP per capita is $19,100 with an adult literacy at 99% for both males and females. The general attitudes are friendly and warm, but they might be shy and reserved when first meeting someone, they are also known for their sharp, witty and somewhat cynical sense of humor. Chileans are extremely patriotic and take pride in their nation’s cultural, educational, and economic achievements. Chile has a large middle class, and their educational system enables many poorer people to excel. When it comes to Chilean appearance they closely follow European styles, North American fashions are also popular especially among the youth. Greetings in Chile are important because they stress that one is welcome and recognized. The most common greeting among friends and relatives is the abrazo, consisting of a handshake and a hug. Chileans eat their main meal in the middle of the day and a lighter meal between 8 and 10pm, they typically have a tea time around 5 or 6pm where beverages, small sandwiches, and cookies or cake are served. In restaurants a server can be summoned with a raised finger; meal checks are not brought to the table until

The March of Versailles, an event held on the October of 1789 was lead by women upset for various reasons which all lead back to the monarch. "Some were upset about bread shortages, many hated the Queen Marie Antoinette, some wanted the King to come back to Paris and fix the government." The king pleaded for mercy directing the food markets in Versailles to disseminate out food to each protester, however, aforementioned wasn't compelling as the dictator envisioned it. The King was conveyed to Paris and was urged commands by protesters commencing upon his departure due to execution. These self-sufficient women didn't quit until they acquired their battle toward the monarch which is a comparable historical situation that females within Mexico held. These females soldiers weren't apprehensive about anything, some fought either by choice or coercion. Without these extraordinary women, these events held wouldn't have occurred because these women do have one voice however they remained under the authority of their

Currently Mexican and Chilean women and society have experimented many changes in their living standards. There has been an incredible change in the way that women are being treated, especially by male gender. Nowadays, Femicide is one of the most important issues in Chile, where exists a huge amount of cases of it, additionally it has been considered that more than one hundred women have been murdered by their husbands, boyfriends or friends during the last years. In relation to this, Chilean government paid little attention to the situation, because until 2010 violence against women had been considered domestic violence and not as femicide.

In Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the way women have been represented and characterized gives us an idea of how the female gender are treated differently from the male gender as well as children in Latin America during the 1950s. The husbands were given all the authority, also known as machismo, whereas women weren’t allowed to take charge of anything, and were portrayed as weak and impotent.

Latina women were raised within their culture that men are the leaders and they follow what they say. Such as, “In most Hispanic families, the father is the head of the family and the mother is responsible for the home” (Cultter and Zubieta 1). As the women are maturing in a Latin home they notice that the mother stays home to clean and cook food for the family, while the father goes to work to financially supporting the family. Although it might sound traditional in sense that that is what society wants in general, this tradition has only isolated Latina women from succeeding and furthering themselves for their future. The outcome has become so effective that, “Hispanic women are less educated than non-Hispanic women. Some 36% have less than a high school education, compared with 10% of non-Hispanic women. Nearly half (49%) of

Between the year 1750 and 1914 the roles of women in Latin America and Western Europe did not change, however, their mindsets and goals impacted society. Women in these regions shared the similar role of homemaker and also experienced gender inequality. In Latin America, because of the expectations of women due to Catholicism, little changed in terms of gender inequality. However in Western Europe, this was not the case. Women in Western Europe were subjected to unrest because of the inequality amongst men and women and organized women’s suffrage movements.

In The South and America since World War II, James C. Cobb narrates the ever-growing South and southern culture beginning with the attack on Peal Harbor and ending in the present time. Cobb describes the drastic changes the South faced in recent history, ultimately to portray the South in its relationship to the nation as a whole. Cobb comes to the conclusion that one cannot understand America without looking towards the South, and one cannot understand the South without relating the culture to the bigger picture of America. It is important to note that James C. Cobb is a research professor of history at the University of Georgia and has written other books pertaining to the subject of southern history, therefore this book is written within

Women are stuck in their gender roles and believe that they do not have the power to promote equality for the better of themselves or their children’s future. Women are following gender roles leaving school at young ages and believe that they indeed need to depend on men, and by doing so it limits their ability to fully have an education and understand what they need to read healthy productive lives. Gender Discrimination Education is key in promoting gender equality and because the women lack appropriate representation they are stuck in a circle of hunger and lack of resources. Women in Mexico need education to help them understand what their bodies need and not just as they are developing into mature women, but also as they carry on their children and for them to pass on to their children what food is needed to have a healthy

The Republic of Chile (Spanish: Republica de Chile) or more commonly known as Chile, has the largest economic systems, and most stable governments from Latin America in comparison to its neighbor countries. Although the country would have not achieved this stability without a problematic history full of struggle and hardship in which in time built the country’s economy and influenced their believes, customs and traditions that today make up the wonderful culture of Chile.

As well as Frances Beal, Mirta Vidal was fighting for the equality of all women but especially for the Chicana women. There are many differences and similarity in all cultures on how women are being treated. In the Chicana culture, the men are trying to keep women subordinate and to keep all control over their lives and bodies. “The Chicanos are taught that women are only useful for clerical and sexual activities. If something is needed to be done there is always a Chicana there to do the work.” The women in this culture suffer from 3 forms of oppressions, oppressed nationality, as workers, and as women. The solutions they are fighting for are legal abortion, child care, and equal pay for equal work. There have been many incidences where women have died due to illegal backstreet abortions.

The idea that a woman’s job is to be a wife and mother is old-fashioned, but not completely out of style. Though these roles require a great deal of talent, resilience, patience, love, and strength, to name a few, they are often underestimated or depicted as simple. Especially in modern times, many women in the United States who stay home to raise a family are viewed as anti-feminists, whereas women in Latin America are not criticized for similar actions. In recent decades, more Latin American women have started to break the mold, daring to be both sexy, and successful in the workforce, while remaining pillars of domestic life.

The appeal being used is ethos, with the ethical rights for women and the furtherance of the Ecuador culture. This reading relates to the chapter “Global Change Context” in Leading Change in Multiple Contexts by Gill Robinson Hickman, because Hickman points out while the world grows together “through technology, ease of travel, and global economic integration” there is still a need to address issues of laws, political, and sexual rights. The chapter is informative with regards to leading women holding onto cultures while embracing a stronger

All around the world women are crying out, claiming "that it is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate form human rights," (Hillary Clinton -- Tumulty, 1997). The abuses females endure are found everywhere in places like Senegal, Bangladesh, and Berjing, China. Abortion, denial of political rights, and suppression of speech (Tumulty) are forces upon women daily. But feminism has taken a strong hold of the women around the world, giving them hope for equal rights in the future. "Our community could see we were a society of strong willed women," prides Faustima Nunez, a resident of Chica, "and we are no