S/P/296. Did indigenous women suffer more than men under Colonial Rule?

The paper looks at the gender roles under Colonialism of the late 19th – early 20th centuries arguing that indigenous women endured double discrimination, i.e. by men of their culture and by colonial rule. The paper examines whether the colonial authorities changed the balance of power in gender relationships, reviewing their policies towards prostitution and venereal diseases, the management of children, etc.