Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

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Erika Brockmann

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September 26, 2012

Erika Brockmann

Former Bolivian Parliamentarian (1997-2005), Specialist in Democracy and Gender Issues

Erika Brockmann

Former Bolivian Parliamentarian (1997-2005), Specialist in Democracy and Gender Issues

Erika Brockmann

Former Bolivian Parliamentarian (1997-2005), Specialist in Democracy and Gender Issues

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Bolivia: Indigenous Women Seek the Political Kingdom

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Bolivia: Indigenous Women Seek the Political Kingdom

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A Quechua leader at a meeting on rural women in Bolivia. Credit: Franz Chávez/IPS.

Photo credit: Franz Chávez/IPS

A Quechua leader at a meeting on rural women in Bolivia. Credit: Franz Chávez/IPS.

Photo credit: Franz Chávez/IPS

Erika Brockmann

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Erika Brockmann is a psychologist by training. She completed graduate studies in gender and development, political science and democracy studies. Ms.

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Not Another 500 Years Of Marginalisation, Say Indigenous Leaders

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Not Another 500 Years Of Marginalisation, Say Indigenous Leaders

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"We prefer to defend our rights with bloodshed and die rather than wait another 500 years," says Esperanza Huanca, a Quechua Indian who is one of the 84 women in the constituent assembly that is rewriting Bolivia's constitution.
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Work Comes First For Women

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Work Comes First For Women

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The National Survey on Women’s Perceptions of Exclusion and Discrimination found that in the life plans of most women in Bolivia, work comes first, and a decreasing number have plans based exclusively on marriage or motherhood.
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New International IDEA Resource

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New International IDEA Resource

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30 Years of Democracy: Riding the Wave? Women’s Political Participation in Latin America. “Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels.”

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Bolivia: Women celebrate landmark approval of law against political harassment and violence

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Bolivia: Women celebrate landmark approval of law against political harassment and violence

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Today, we women celebrate the approval of the Law Against Political Harassment and Violence Toward Women – a historical step toward consolidating democracy in Bolivia, following some 12 years of efforts to pass this law, headed by the Association of Bolivian Councilwomen (ACOBOL) and various institutions and organizations committed to defending women’s rights.