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You are here: Home / Blog / A Glimpse at The Lives of Working Women In Nicaragua

A Glimpse at The Lives of Working Women In Nicaragua

February 4, 2017 by Tawanna 10 Comments

The few women we met in Nicaragua were all working women. We didn’t have a chance to interact with them as much as we would have liked but we got a sense that they were hard workers.

I was curious to learn more about Nicaraguan life from their perspective.

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Actually, I can count on one hand how many working women we spoke with in Nicaragua: an immigration agent, a woman at the border control information desk, the hotel owner’s wife on San Fernando Island, their cook, and an artisan on Mancarron.

I didn’t even think about machismo and its prominence in these parts. I remember learning about it in my high school Spanish class.

Basically, machismo is male chauvinism masked within an extremely strong sense of masculine pride. It dictates that women are supposed to have babies and take care of the home while men can go do whatever they want. Sometimes work is included in there.

It’s a cultural norm in many Latin American cultures (as well as Asian, African and other countries around the world, let’s be clear) and is often accompanied by spousal abuse.

Today’s working women in Nicaragua redefine norms

The following video explains the traditional expectations of Nicaraguan women. It highlights one company managed by a woman determined to challenge the machismo tradition by empowering Nicaraguan women through land ownership as coffee farmers.

Meet Fatima Ismael, manager of Soppexcca coffee cooperative and farming alliance. She is on a mission to change the environment for women in Nicaragua.

I love that the men who work within her company are starting to view women in a different light and that the conversation about gender norms is starting in primary school.

It shows that there is promise for gender advancement in the country.

To learn more about Nicaragua, check out my Flipboard magazine on the country.

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Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    February 9, 2017 at 9:04 PM

    I absolutely love to read about these women taking charge of their economic lives!

    Reply
    • Tawanna says

      February 16, 2017 at 12:13 PM

      I know. Me too Jennifer!

      Reply
  2. Valen Dawson says

    February 10, 2017 at 9:32 PM

    Loved this fascinating read about the local culture!!

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    • Tawanna says

      February 16, 2017 at 12:13 PM

      Thanks Valen! So much more to learn too.

      Reply
  3. Mary Gabbett says

    February 12, 2017 at 4:58 PM

    Women can make an entire community better buy insisting on education for their children. It’s great to learn that the conversation of gender equality is starting in the schools.

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    • Tawanna says

      February 16, 2017 at 12:15 PM

      Yes, I agree Mary. That’s really where the conversation needs to happen. Unfortunately the fathers aren’t going to have them so we need working women to show themselves as an example and teach it to little boys and little girls in order to make changes for the next generation.

      Reply
  4. Lillie says

    February 12, 2017 at 9:12 PM

    What an important and inspiring perspective! I’d love to see an article focusing on women like this for every country!

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    • Tawanna says

      February 16, 2017 at 12:13 PM

      I agree Lillie. There are a lot more micro-lending organizations in these underdeveloped countries that we don’t know about. It’s an efficient system for women who are already working hard to provide for their families in adverse situations. We just have to go out there and do the research on them.

      Reply
  5. Katie - Round the World Magazine says

    February 15, 2017 at 6:35 PM

    Brilliant insight, thanks so much, we loved our time in Leon last year, we ended up staying with a family who all worked long hours every day and the mother of the family really took care of us after a long day out of the house.

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    • Tawanna says

      February 16, 2017 at 12:10 PM

      Thanks for stopping by Katie. Yeah, there’s so much to explore there. We only scratched the tip of the iceberg. I think this story is consistent across many underdeveloped countries. It’s refreshing to see cooperatives that are supporting women with opportunities to provide a better life for themselves and their children, irrespective of a man.

      Reply

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