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After listening and attending the lectures and tutorials in Caribbean Civilization, my perspective widened greatly on this topic of the Gender roles in the Caribbean. This aspect of the course was the most interesting for me and doing research and analysing this topic was proven to be very informative to me.

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Duval, Sarah. "Gender Equality in the Caribbean." My Black Matters. N.p., 22 Dec. 2015. Web.

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Sturtz, Linda. The “Dimduke” and the Duchess of Chandos: Gender and Power in Jamaican Plantation Management—A Case Study. N.p.: n.p., 1999.

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The White women were seen as subservient to the white men, they had no say in the decision making on the plantation whatsoever. They were only in charge of the house itself, but when the white man arrived home, he would be in charge of the household, meaning that the woman would have to submit to whatever the man said/wanted. The women were seen as property to their fathers and when they were married, they were now property of their husband. Contrary to popular belief some women were in charge of their own plantations left behind by their spouse or fathers.

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Inequality is Still Prevalent in the Caribbean 

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Inequality is Still Prevalent in the Caribbean 

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Even though huge strides were made for women in the work force inequality still exists in the Caribbean , an example of this was Kamla Persad-Bissessar, former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Her cabinet consisted of mostly male parliamentarians. "Gender inequality remains deeply entrenched in every society. Women lack access to decent work and face occupational segregation and gender wage gaps. They are too often denied access to basic education and health care," Minister of Justice and Attorney General Dorothy Lighbourne. Culturally, according to the Jamaican Observer, there is a high level of violence against women in the Caribbean.
From an early age, children are socialized into these norms and gender divisions. Their toys are usually sex-typed, for example, little girls are often given dolls and kitchen utensils while boys are given trucks and water-guns. In some countries of the Caribbean, for example on the Windward and Leeward islands, it is a common occurrence for boys to be waited upon by females resulting in their failure to assume domestic responsibilities. When they are assigned duties, these are usually outdoor tasks, whereas the females are responsible for indoor chores.

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Gender Equality in the Contemporary Caribbean.

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Gender Equality in the Contemporary Caribbean.

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Drastic changes to gender equality in the Caribbean were made since the start of the 21st century. These changes lay in the material aspect of a gendered life. There is a recent trend in quick disappearance of conventional male-dominated departments of agriculture, engineering and manufacturing, this is a transformation at the national level. Women now have the right to vote, the right to education and the right to live life the way they want to. Examples of equality in terms of the work force in gender in the Caribbean are, Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Portia Simpson-Miller becoming the Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica respectively.

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History of Gender Inequality in the Caribbean

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History of Gender Inequality in the Caribbean

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Most of the texts were written with male slave owners and male slaves being the focal point. This is because Caribbean countries were colonized by patriarchal European nations. Inequalities for women were common during the period of slavery, for both the whites and the enslaved.
The African female was imputed not only the economic responsibilities when purchased as a slave but also to sexual duties and childbearing. The white men were peculiarly drawn to the exotic nature and charms of African womanhood, thus making them primary importance to the plantations. Europeans viewed African women as immoral and promiscuous. On the plantations, the enslaved women had the more strenuous jobs, as the had to work out on the field all day together with the other tasks assigned to them.

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Gender inequality is the unfair/unequal treatment or bias perceptions of individuals based on their gender, this problem often arises from the socially constructed gender roles.

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Gender is the social construct built for men and women. Gender is usually resolved by the interpretation of different tasks, roles and functions attributed to men and women in society, both their public and private life.

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The roles of women in modern society are much different than in pre-colonial times.