![]() ![]() To overcome their marginalization, female banana workers had to challenge exclusionary union policies and prepare themselves for leadership. In some unions, bureaucratic rules and procedures exclude women from leadership, and in others, informal social networks among male staff and leaders isolate women. ![]() This is primarily a result of institutionalized sexism. While union reform is always difficult, Frank demonstrates that it is especially hard for female reformers. In response, banana workers began trying to revitalize, and reform, their unions. In the wake of Hurricane Mitch, Latin American banana union membership was at an all time low by the late 1990s. She uses interviews and participant observation in Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica to chronicle the transformation of the Latin American banana industry and its impact on workers. labor historian Dana Frank shifts her focus to Latin America. In Bananeras: Women Transforming The Banana Unions of Latin America, U.S. ![]()
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