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Compares women's organizing efforts in Mexico and in the borderlands to assess the way Latina mobilization and activism is influenced by the socio-political context in which the groups of women find themselves.
List of contents
Acknowledgments ix
Nongovernmental Organizations Studies xi
Introduction. Mexican and Mexican American Women’s Activism in NGOs: Background on the Michoacán and El Paso/Cuidad Juárez Communities 1
1. Women’s Activism in Michoacán 31
2. Women’s Activism in Greater El Paso/Cuidad Juárez 70
3. The Religious Connection 108
4. Are NGOs a Panacea? Some Observations on the Future of NGOs 134
5. Despite Limitations Women’s NGOs Push Forward 146
Notes 153
Bibliography 157
Index 163
About the author
Milagros Peña is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research at the University of Florida. She is the author of Theologies and Liberation in Peru: The Role of Ideas in Social Movements; a coauthor of Punk Rockers’ Revolution: A Pedagogy of Race, Class and Gender; and a coeditor of Emerging Voices, Urgent Choices: Essays on Latino/a Religious Leadership.
Summary
Compares women's organizing efforts in Mexico and in the borderlands to assess the way Latina mobilization and activism is influenced by the socio-political context in which the groups of women find themselves.
