Looking towards Beijing 95 - Rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean - Situation, perspectives and proposals
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
DERU-52
RLAC/95/13-DERU-52(I)
FAO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Santiago, Chile
1995
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Chapter 1 : Context in which rural women are living
1.1 Magnitude of rural population in the Region
1.2 The "lost decade" and structural adjustment processes
Chapter 2: Women's entry to productive sectors in a rural environment
2.1 The "invisible work" of rural women
2.2 Different types of feminine insertion to the economy in rural areas
Chapter 3: Education, training and access to technology
4.1 Fertility and infants mortality in rural areas
4.2 Family structure and type in rural areas
Chapter 5: Rural women involved in power positions
5.1 Participation in decision making in production
5.2 Participation in social organizations
5.3 The vision women have concerning their involvement in social organizations
5.3.1 The national confederation of mothers' organizations in Bolivia (CNCMB)
5.3.2 Women's organization of the department federation of rural people of Cusco (OMFDCC)
5.3.3 The popular feminine circle of nutrias port
5.3.4 The national association of rural and indigenous women of Colombia (ANMUCIC)
Chapter 6: Law and rural women
6.1. The legislation and rural women
6.2 Recommendation regarding legal amendment