http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/4390/gina-weires Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:21:40 -0400 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:21:40 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1621/the-impact-of-the-zapatista-movement-on-womens-rights-in-chiapas-mexico By Gina Weires - This paper seeks to determine the impact the Zapatista Movement had on women's rights in Chiapas, Mexico. I hypothesized that the movement positively, but indirectly, impacted women's rights in Chiapas by causing increased awareness of the issues in the region and influencing various aid and development organizations to begin women's rights work there since the start of the movement in 1994. Twelve non-profit nongovernmental women's aid organizations with no political or religious affiliation were selected for analysis. Using content analysis of the NGOs' websites, each organization was determined... Thu, 31 May 2012 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1621/the-impact-of-the-zapatista-movement-on-womens-rights-in-chiapas-mexico