A major component in culture is women and their role. Women
in mountain societies have different levels of equality but most are not as
well educated and hold more minor roles in society. This issue is of serious
concern because they are most affected by sustainable development and modernization.
With the advent of technology and the importance of sustainable development
being stressed, more opportunities are becoming available for women. If nothing
is done for these women, the continued inequality of their lives will remain
and their development hindered.
They will be effected on many levels. Already, a lot of
women are unable to advance further in education after a certain grade. In the
case of my own grandmother this was the case. My grandmother, while not raised
in a mountainous region was only allowed to go to school long enough to learn
basic reading and writing abilities. Born in Mexico she was severely hindered
by the times and regional and cultural attitudes of her local society. This is
still the case in mountainous regions where technology and modernization are
hindered by the difficulty mountainous terrain inherently causes.
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