POLS 3160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cuban Revolution, Special Period, Gender Equality

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3160
• Professor: Candace Johnson

Document Summary

In all 3 articles, ways in which women"s household authority is complex and there are certain trends that will help determine well-being. What we see in cuba is different in all 3 countries and then as mohanty argues, context matters. Then talk about economic changes in cuba have cause household dynamics to change in cuba and it"s been bad for women. Legacy of slavery in cuba: the article is about household authority in the cuban context. We"re talking about who makes decision within the cuban home. In cuba, women have significant amount of influence and decision making authority within the home. Prior to the revolution in 1959 and prior to the special period (1989), cuban women had significant authority within the household the author focuses on 1989 when there are significant economic shifts in cuba. Unlike other countries in latin america where women"s authority in other realms is limited and they have low social status.