The Effect of the Church and the Government on Women in Mexican and Russian Society.

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Title	The Effect of the Church and the Government on Women in Mexican and Russian Society.
Publication Type	Thesis
Year of Publication	1994
Authors	Coleman, Brenda M.
Academic Department	Political Science
Thesis Advisor	Clinton, Richard
Degree	Bachelor of Arts in International Studies in Political Science
Number of Pages	31
Date Published	06/1994
University	Oregon State University
City	Corvallis
Thesis Type	Undergraduate
Keywords	church, gender issues, Mexico, religion, Russia, woman
Abstract	This thesis is a comparison of the role and social position of women in Russian and Mexican societies and the influence that the government of these two countries, as well as religion and the church, have had on the lives of women. The areas discussed are social conditions that pertain to women in both societies such as: dual-work burden, infidelity, alcoholism, declining birth rate, abortion, divorce, employment, machismo, domestic violence, and women in government. Many of the social problems that are occurring in both of these countries are hitting women the hardest, and despite many of the surface differences that exist between the religious and political structures of Russia and Mexico, the role of women in both of the countries is very much the same. Until the governments of these two societies start addressing gender issues, women in Russia and Mexico will remain second class citizens.