Gender In the cultural fabric of the Taos Pueblo, the ethnographic data suggests that women are considered to be subordinate to men. The Pueblo social structure is dictated by kiva memberships, and women are not allowed to take part in the rituals held in these sacred spaces because they "are not trained" to do so. Despite the exclusion of women from some spiritual activities, the women in the Taos Pueblo society "exercised a considerable degree of influence economically, politically, and interpersonally." For example, single women can run their own households, and married women control their own finances because they traditionally work as cooks or maids. Additionally, women have informal decision making power, using their abilities to influence the men around them.
Gender In the cultural fabric of the Taos Pueblo the ethnographic data suggests that women are considered to be subordinate to men The Pueblo social structure is dictated by kiva memberships and women are not allowed to take part in the rituals held in these sacred spaces because they "are not trained" to do so Despite the exclusion of women from some spiritual activities the women in the Taos Pueblo society "exercised a considerable degree of influence economically politically and interpersonally" For example single women can run their own households and married women control their own finances because they traditionally work as cooks or maids Additionally women have informal decision making power using their abilities to influence the men around them