TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S ................................................................................................. iv

LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................... .......... ................ viii

ABSTRACT .............. .................. .......... .............. ix

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1 METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS.....................

 R e search Q u e stio n .............................................................................. ................ .. 1
 M methodology ............................................................... .... ..... ......... 3
 F ieldw ork E x plan action ................................................................................ ...... ...6
 M ulau co : Stu dy Site ................... .... ...... ...................... .... ......... .......... .. ....

2 INVISIBLE BUT INDISPENSABLE: WOMEN'S WORK AT HOME .................. 15

 Women and Work: Always Together but Not Always Recognized...........................16
 Latin American Peasant Women: Household and Work................ .............. ....22

3 FAMILY AND GENDER RELATIONS IN THE ANDEAN CONTEXT ..............26

 Fam ily and Society in a M odem Context ..................................................................26
 Family and Gender Relations in the Andean World..........................................27
 E quality in G ender R elations................................................................... ......28
 Inequality in Gender Relations...................................................................... 30
 Com plem entry G ender R relations ........................................... .....................32
 Gender Relations and Cultural Traditions ...................................... ............... 36
 Gender Relations in M ulauco: An Overview .................................. ............... 39

4 GLOBALIZATION AND NTAEs: THE CASE OF THE FLOWER INDUSTRY
 IN ECU AD O R ........ .. .. ............................................... ...... ....... 46

 Economic Crisis and the Emergence of the Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports,
 (N TAE s) ..................... ......................................... ... ...... .........47
 Flower Agribusiness: The Most Successful NTAE in Ecuador .............................52
 The NTAEs and Peasant W omen Households ....................................................... 57
 The Gender-Oriented Work Force in the Restructuring of International Industry.....60