Street of the shrimp ladies: Women shrimp traders in Northwestern Mexico have organized to defend their interests, though problems persist

Cruz-Torres, Maria L. (2004) Street of the shrimp ladies: Women shrimp traders in Northwestern Mexico have organized to defend their interests, though problems persist. Yemaya (17). pp. 2-4. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

When one looks at travel brochures or web pages highlighting the tourist attractions of the Mexican port city of Mazatlán, located in the state of Sinaloa (in Mexico’s northwest coast), one hears about ecotourism, gift shops, restaurants, nightlife and hotels. One also finds women shrimp traders included among these “attractions.” At any time of year—but especially during the coolest months, December through May—tour buses packed with Canadian or American tourists stop by the Street of the Shrimp Ladies so they can look at the shrimp and talk to the women, even though few of these tourists speak Spanish.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM169
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Mexico, Women, Shrimp, Trade, Information, Survey, Employment, Health, Livelihoods, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2021 08:23
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 09:15
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/292

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