Jennifer Abbassi is associate professor of political science and chair of the International Studies program at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Sheryl L. Lutjens is professor and director of the Women's Studies Program at California State University, San Marcos.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Theory, Themes and the Realities of Gender in Latin AmericaPart 2 Women, Work, and DevelopmentChapter 3 Introduction to Part I: Selections from "Women, Development, and Anthropological Facts and Fictions," by Eleanor Leacock ; Selections from "Approaches to Understanding the Position of Women in the Informal Sector," by Tamar Diana WilsonChapter 4 Economic Restructuring and Gender SubordinationChapter 5 The Urban Family and Poverty in Latin AmericaChapter 6 The Myth of Being 'Like a Daughter'Chapter 7 Women in Mexico's Popular Movements: Survival Strategies against Ecological and Economic ImpoverishmentChapter 8 Caribbean Transnationalism As a Gendered ProcessPart 9 Politics, Policies, and the StateChapter 10 Introduction to Part II: Selection from "Mobilizing Women: Revolution in the Revolution," by Norma Stoltz Chinchilla; Selection from "Gender Equality in the Salvadoran Transition," by Ilja A. LuciakChapter 11 Chilean Women's Organizations and Their Potential for ChangeChapter 12 El Comité de Amas de Casa de Siglo XX: An Organizational Experience of Bolivian WomenChapter 13 The Mother of the Nicaraguans: Doña Violeta and the UNO's Gender AgendaChapter 14 Constructing and Negotiating Gender in Women's Police Stations in BrazilChapter 15 Reading Between the Lines: Women, the State, and Rectification in CubaChapter 16 Seeking Our Own Food: Indigenous Women's Power and Autonomy in San Pedro, Chenalhó, Chiapas (1980-1998)Part 17 Culture, History, and FeminismsChapter 18 Introduction to Part III: Selections from "Women, Class, and Education in Mexico, 1880-1928," by Mary K. Vaughan; Selections from "Reclaiming Voices: Notice On a New Female Practice in Journalism," by Margaret RandallChapter 19 Story Without Words: Women and the Creation of a Mestizo People in Guayaquil, 1820-1835Chapter 20 Brazilian Women in Exile: The Quest for an IdentityChapter 21 Remembering the Dead: Latin American Women's "Testimonial" DiscourseChapter 22 Roger Sanchez's 'Humor Erotico' and the Semana Cronica: A Sexual Revolution in Sandinista Nicaragua?Chapter 23 Evita: The Globalization of a National MythChapter 24 Annotated Index of Articles on Women and Gender in Latin American Perspectives

Jennifer Abbassi is associate professor of political science and chair of the International Studies program at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Sheryl L. Lutjens is professor and director of the Women's Studies Program at California State University, San Marcos.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Theory, Themes and the Realities of Gender in Latin AmericaPart 2 Women, Work, and DevelopmentChapter 3 Introduction to Part I: Selections from "Women, Development, and Anthropological Facts and Fictions," by Eleanor Leacock ; Selections from "Approaches to Understanding the Position of Women in the Informal Sector," by Tamar Diana WilsonChapter 4 Economic Restructuring and Gender SubordinationChapter 5 The Urban Family and Poverty in Latin AmericaChapter 6 The Myth of Being 'Like a Daughter'Chapter 7 Women in Mexico's Popular Movements: Survival Strategies against Ecological and Economic ImpoverishmentChapter 8 Caribbean Transnationalism As a Gendered ProcessPart 9 Politics, Policies, and the StateChapter 10 Introduction to Part II: Selection from "Mobilizing Women: Revolution in the Revolution," by Norma Stoltz Chinchilla; Selection from "Gender Equality in the Salvadoran Transition," by Ilja A. LuciakChapter 11 Chilean Women's Organizations and Their Potential for ChangeChapter 12 El Comité de Amas de Casa de Siglo XX: An Organizational Experience of Bolivian WomenChapter 13 The Mother of the Nicaraguans: Doña Violeta and the UNO's Gender AgendaChapter 14 Constructing and Negotiating Gender in Women's Police Stations in BrazilChapter 15 Reading Between the Lines: Women, the State, and Rectification in CubaChapter 16 Seeking Our Own Food: Indigenous Women's Power and Autonomy in San Pedro, Chenalhó, Chiapas (1980-1998)Part 17 Culture, History, and FeminismsChapter 18 Introduction to Part III: Selections from "Women, Class, and Education in Mexico, 1880-1928," by Mary K. Vaughan; Selections from "Reclaiming Voices: Notice On a New Female Practice in Journalism," by Margaret RandallChapter 19 Story Without Words: Women and the Creation of a Mestizo People in Guayaquil, 1820-1835Chapter 20 Brazilian Women in Exile: The Quest for an IdentityChapter 21 Remembering the Dead: Latin American Women's "Testimonial" DiscourseChapter 22 Roger Sanchez's 'Humor Erotico' and the Semana Cronica: A Sexual Revolution in Sandinista Nicaragua?Chapter 23 Evita: The Globalization of a National MythChapter 24 Annotated Index of Articles on Women and Gender in Latin American Perspectives

Jennifer Abbassi is associate professor of political science and chair of the International Studies program at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Sheryl L. Lutjens is professor and director of the Women's Studies Program at California State University, San Marcos.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Theory, Themes and the Realities of Gender in Latin AmericaPart 2 Women, Work, and DevelopmentChapter 3 Introduction to Part I: Selections from "Women, Development, and Anthropological Facts and Fictions," by Eleanor Leacock ; Selections from "Approaches to Understanding the Position of Women in the Informal Sector," by Tamar Diana WilsonChapter 4 Economic Restructuring and Gender SubordinationChapter 5 The Urban Family and Poverty in Latin AmericaChapter 6 The Myth of Being 'Like a Daughter'Chapter 7 Women in Mexico's Popular Movements: Survival Strategies against Ecological and Economic ImpoverishmentChapter 8 Caribbean Transnationalism As a Gendered ProcessPart 9 Politics, Policies, and the StateChapter 10 Introduction to Part II: Selection from "Mobilizing Women: Revolution in the Revolution," by Norma Stoltz Chinchilla; Selection from "Gender Equality in the Salvadoran Transition," by Ilja A. LuciakChapter 11 Chilean Women's Organizations and Their Potential for ChangeChapter 12 El Comité de Amas de Casa de Siglo XX: An Organizational Experience of Bolivian WomenChapter 13 The Mother of the Nicaraguans: Doña Violeta and the UNO's Gender AgendaChapter 14 Constructing and Negotiating Gender in Women's Police Stations in BrazilChapter 15 Reading Between the Lines: Women, the State, and Rectification in CubaChapter 16 Seeking Our Own Food: Indigenous Women's Power and Autonomy in San Pedro, Chenalhó, Chiapas (1980-1998)Part 17 Culture, History, and FeminismsChapter 18 Introduction to Part III: Selections from "Women, Class, and Education in Mexico, 1880-1928," by Mary K. Vaughan; Selections from "Reclaiming Voices: Notice On a New Female Practice in Journalism," by Margaret RandallChapter 19 Story Without Words: Women and the Creation of a Mestizo People in Guayaquil, 1820-1835Chapter 20 Brazilian Women in Exile: The Quest for an IdentityChapter 21 Remembering the Dead: Latin American Women's "Testimonial" DiscourseChapter 22 Roger Sanchez's 'Humor Erotico' and the Semana Cronica: A Sexual Revolution in Sandinista Nicaragua?Chapter 23 Evita: The Globalization of a National MythChapter 24 Annotated Index of Articles on Women and Gender in Latin American Perspectives