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Name 5 countries in Latin America
Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Haiti
Which country is the largest country in Latin America by land area?
Brazil
True or False: Women in Latin America have historically faced barriers to voting and political participation.
True
True or False: Women can face gender stereotypes when seeking political leadership.
True
Which Chilean woman served as president of Chile twice and was also the country's first female president?
Michelle Bachelet
Whose dictatorship was Chile under in the case study mentioned?
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte
What language is primarily spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
What is the term for the right to vote?
Suffrage
What is one common barrier women face when entering politics?
Who became Brazil's first female president in 2011?
Dilma Rousseff
Name 2 organizations that address women's rights and gender equality in Latin America.
UNIFEM, CEDAW, SERNAM, REMOS, ANAMURI, REMTE, MURCOSE, CONAMU
Which Latin American country was the first to elect a woman president?
Argentina
Which year did women in Brazil gain the right to vote nationally?
1932
What is the term for the phenomenon where women may be judged negatively for being assertive while men displaying the same behavior may be viewed positively?
The double bind / gender double standard.
Who was the first female president in the world?
Isabel Peron (1974-76)
What does the phrase "institutionalized feminism" mean?
The incorporation of feminist ideas, goals, and gender-equality principles into formal institutions such as governments, universities, workplaces, courts, and international organizations.
Which country elected its first woman president in 1990, making her one of the earliest female heads of state in Latin America?
Nicaragua — Violeta Chamorro
Which country was the first in Latin America to grant women the right to vote?
Ecuador (1929)
Why might women politicians receive criticism for being both "too aggressive" and "too emotional"?
Conflicting gender expectations
Which former UNIFEM leader later became the first Executive Director of UN Women?
Michelle Bachelet
What two translations of feminism were identified in "Feminist Flows"?
1. UN Orbit
2. Another world
Which Latin American country currently has the largest population?
Brazil
Who was the first woman to become president of a Latin American country?
Isabel Perón of Argentina (1974)
What does the term "glass ceiling" refer to?
An invisible barrier that prevents women and other underrepresented groups from reaching the highest levels of leadership despite having the qualifications or ability to do so.