Laura Libby

Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Social Sciences

First Advisor

Dean, Erin

Keywords

Women and Development, Latin America, Industrial

Area of Concentration

International and Area Studies

Abstract

This thesis examines gender equity in Brazil and Argentina by studying the subtopic of female economic opportunity. In this comparative study, the questions asked are if, and how, the diverse industrial economic development patterns of Brazil and Argentina have influenced female economic opportunity. Additionally, how these economic opportunities have or have not impacted the livelihood and agency of women in these two nations is discussed. Utilizing economic and gender theory, the economic opportunity of women in this paper is measured through six indices of equality, gender and development, such as the GEO, HDI, WEO and others. The historical context of economic development and women's rights and employment is also considered, as well as factors that have enabled or hindered the progression of these variables. This paper illustrates the seemingly contradictory concept that although Brazil possesses a higher degree of women's economic opportunity in comparison with Argentina, Argentina has a higher degree of human development and gender equity based on the country's gradual industrial transition in the 20th century.

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