Women and Revolution: Women's Changing Role in NicaraguaHas the condition of women in Nicaragua improved since the Somoza regime was overthrown by the Sandinistas? Or has the revolutionary process only brought superficial changes while leaving the inferior position of women essentially unchanged? The author addresses these questions, by examining the condition of women in Nicaragua both before and after the Triumph. His conclusion is that, while there is still much to be done, the condition of women has improved politically, socially, and economically. Comparatively speaking, the revolutionary process has in many ways been more beneficial to women than to men. This progress has been all the more remarkable given the extreme constraints imposed by the military and economic aggression directed against Nicaragua by the Reagan administration. |
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