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Is the article's content relevant to the topic?

Yes, it explains different aspects of the Dominican Republic's culture.

Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Gender/Gender roles is missing from the page. I don't believe there is any content that does not belong, because all of the content contributes to the culture of the Dominican Republic.  Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

Most of the viewpoints are similar in content size. Music seems to be a much larger piece of content. Cinema and Fashion are much smaller than the other topics talked about.

Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

The article is broken down into sections that are well-organized. Each section talks about some major aspects of the culture in question.

How can the article be improved?

The article can be improved by adding in the Gender section.

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Gender in the Dominican Republic (DR) is mainly about the male domination in their society. They call it machismo. Machismo is explained as males being the dominant force in the culture through "shaping male attitudes, behaviors, and identity such as masculinity, strength, and sexual prowess." Due to men dominating the workforce in the DR patriarchal ideology is a driving force of daily life in the DR. "machismo-marianismo gender ideology firmly places women in the private sphere of the home and men in the public sphere of the community." Women were mostly told to do housework and the men dominated to outside workforce and social aspect of the community. Since the culture in the 1990s shifted in the DR women were forced to step into the workforce. This challenged their traditional social structure and gender roles. The amount of tourism in the DR allowed women to get jobs that they needed in order to balance the struggling economy. Dominican writers are trying to explain that women are consistently trying to improve the situation. The feminists in the DR are still trying to equality, but are still having a hard time challenging the traditional social structure. As time goes on there hope for women in the DR. With time always continuing to change women and men have to adapt the traditional roles of gender to the changing times.

Sources:

Duffy, Lauren N. et al. “Women in tourism: Shifting gender ideology in the DR.” (2015).

Rodriguez, Jenny K. "The Construction of Gender Identities in Public Sector Organisations in Latin America: A View of the Dominican Republic." Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, 2010, pp. 53-77. ProQuest, http://proxy1.nku.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.proxy1.nku.edu/docview/613767628?accountid=12817, doi:http://dx.doi.org.proxy1.nku.edu/10.1108/02610151011019219.

Coha. “Machismo, Femicide, and Sex Tourism: An Overview of Women's Rights in the Dominican Republic.” COHA, 24 June 2015, www.coha.org/machismo-femicide-and-sex-tourism-an-overview-of-womens-rights-in-the-dominican-republic/.