Estrategias de desarrollo

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"Excellent collection written by anthropologists, psychologists, sociologists, economists, historians, and lawyers includes studies on changing gender relations and identity; social, political, economic, and personal development; urban and rural work and production; and impacts of violence and civil war on women, gender relations, and development. Vargas' article provides historical context for the collection by looking at women's movements and the different forms of feminism in Latin America. Rivera, using oral tales and urban myths, reveals norms of feminine behavior and the consequences of ignoring those norms. Chávez looks at the growing proportion of women in the informal sector of the labor market. Concludes that despite growing recognition of gender equality, current conditions of poverty, economic crisis and restructuring, and political and street violence have a greater impact on women in their struggles to support themselves and their families"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.