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CARA was an exhibition where there was true Chicano Art. Where Chicana/o would go and display their art work and others can see how truly talented and well respected artwork they had, it was a way of expressing themselves and finally having their work recognized. Although CARA did represent Chicano art it did not represent Chicana's fairly. The inequality of male art that was displayed compared to female art was ridiculous in a 14-1 or 10-1 ratio. Chicana Art is just as popular and important as Chicano art but there is still the idea that men are superior and women are the subordinate. When the Chicana women did the murals many of them said how they weren't capable to do them because it would take labor like going up a latter or having to work for a long time. They continued to view women as if they are less capable than men. When the mural was finished it got attention but not like the CARA exhibition. As a female I am very aware with this type of machismo. Just in a household you are the subordinate you have to have dinner ready for your husband and take care of the kids because you are not allowed to work, your only responsibility is to be a wife. Although we have improved a lot in trying to break down those barriers for women, we still have a long way to go. CARA had the right idea by displaying both women and men art in their gallery but there will always be a sense of inequality when you pay attention and see these stereotypes.