Perú: La Colera del Hambre
In today’s Peru, a country scourged by unemployment, political violence, and drug trafficking, the ability of the women to face the worsening societal and economic crisis is cause for admiration. This program looks at the noble efforts of city wom...
Guatemala Silenciada
Stratification of women in Guatemalan society is the subject of this program. It examines the submissiveness of upper-class women; a new emerging middle class who are defying tradition and cultural expectations to fight for their equal rights; and t...
Venezuela: Del Siglo 21 a la Prehistoria
In 1524, Venezuela was the first country with a woman ruler—on Margarita Island. Beginning there, this program traces the role of women in the nation’s profitable oil industry, and their struggle with oil companies to protect the environment. Th...
Brasil: Sacerdotistas, Sambistas y Mulatas de Brasil
This program discusses the lives of two groups of women—the women of northern Bahia and the mulattos of Rio de Janeiro—both descendants of African slaves. In Bahia, voodoo religious practices are revealed, as well as the problems of prostitution...
Nicaragua: Del Rojo al Violeta
This program follows the progress of women’s rights and equal employment from the Contra war through the term of former president Violeta Chamorro. A former Sandinista fighter who lost a foot laying mines for the Contras wants the government to gi...
Ecuador: La Mujer Indígena
Isolated in jungles, or crowded into large cities, Latin American Indians constitute the most exploited sector of society. This program traces the harsh life of indigenous women from several tribes, including the Otavalan, Puruha, and Quechua of Ecu...
Bolivia: La Coca, Alimento de los Pobres
The plight of women in this poverty-ridden nation is examined on varying social and economic levels. A congresswoman discusses her fight against cocaine production and use; a teacher struggles against government apathy toward education; a peasant wo...
Puerto Rico: El Paraíso Invadido
This program examines the work of the resolute women of the Puerto Rican independence movement. The first woman mayor of San Juan, Felisa Rincon, discusses problems of delinquency and crime within the culture, and how women are contributing to a sol...
Dominicanas
The program examines the Dominican Republic that tourists rarely see—a nation of sex markets, prostitution, poverty, and lack of educational opportunities. The current economic crisis and its effect on middle-class life are discussed, along with e...
Ser Madre en América Latina
This program discusses reproduction and motherhood in the hyper-patriarchal societies of Latin America. Women on different economic and social levels discuss such topics as working mothers, and how the extended family contributes to child-rearing; t...