Comparative analysis of indigenous women's participation in ethno-politics and community development : the experiences of women leaders of ECUARUNARI (Ecuador) and YATAMA (Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua)
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2011-10
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The two cases, of Ecuadorian Kichwa and Nicaraguan Miskitu women, show that Indigenous women have indeed contributed to the political gains achieved by their respective Indigenous organizations in recent decades. The thesis provides understanding of the limitations that women face in order to press for the advancement of gender-oriented goals within the larger Indigenous peoples’ agenda. Indigenous women are simultaneously challenged by essentialist identity politics embraced by Indigenous organizations, while also creating spaces for women’s empowerment at different levels of political representation and social organization.
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ECUADOR, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, DECISION MAKING, ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION, ACTIVISM, POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY, NICARAGUA, WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT, IDENTITY, CULTURAL IDENTITY, SOUTH AMERICA