Inuit Women

The Inuit are an indigenous group of people inhabiting the arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Russia. Women in this culture had a rough time.

Role In Society

Family Structure

Both monogamous and polygamous marriages exist. Arranged etc.

Food Production and Preparation

Hunting and Fishing are the primary source of food for the Inuit people, and men are traditionally responsible for these duties. Women gathered other food and prepared the food the hunters brought back.

Children and Reproduction

Inuit women have babies.

Chores and Other Responsibilities

They have to make clothes and build shelters and other stuff.

Effects of Patriarchy on Inuit Women

Sexual Division of Labor

Some things are seen as women's jobs, and some as men's. Women may have to do more than their fair share of the work.

Lack of Power and Influence

Women don't have a lot of control over their own lives or influence in the community.

Effects of Modernization on Inuit Women

After contact with other cultures, the Inuit were introduced to new technologies and modernization, which changed their lives a lot.

See Also

Inuit



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