Graduation Year
2015
Date of Submission
12-2014
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
International Relations
Reader 1
Roderic Ai Camp
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© 2014 Christina Sutherland
Abstract
This paper analyzes how female leaders affect the attitudes towards women in Nicaragua and Brazil. It discusses general and specific literature on the historical and current situations in each country. It analyzes the effects colonialism, culture, religion, traditions and the law have on the perceptions of women. The paper further analyzes and measures how past and current female leaders like President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro and President Dilma Rouseff affect people’s views towards women. The rates of violence against woman and domestic abuse in Nicaragua and Brazil are analyzed and compared to Latin America and the world. This paper argues that women in positions of leadership lead to changes in the general attitudes towards women, but it is not clear if women leaders decrease the rates of violence against women.
Recommended Citation
Sutherland, Christina, "How Female Leaders Affect Attitudes Towards Women in Nicaragua and Brazil" (2015). CMC Senior Theses. 1009.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1009
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
