Moving Forward: Assessing the Impact of Feminist Movements in Latin America
The Mexico Institute and the Latin American program was pleased to host a discussion on the legislative and political impact of feminist movements in Latin America. This event was in Spanish with simultaneous interpretation to English available.
Overview
Latin American feminist movements have swept the region. The so-called "fourth-wave" of feminism has centered on a number of issues critical to women in Latin America: violence against women, reproductive autonomy, and equal representation across sectors, including government, to name a few.
Gender-related policy changes throughout the region have demonstrated the capacity of movements centered on women to successfully transform the social and political landscape of their countries. Ahead of the 2021 Mexican elections, #NiUnaMenos and #8M feminist protests led political parties to agree to the "three to three" pact which denounces violence against women, and advocates for gender parity. In Argentina, feminist movements not only helped drive the historic abortion legislation that passed in 2020 but also stimulated the creation of the Ministry of Women and Gender. In Chile, feminists secured gender parity in the Constitutional Assembly as a result of their mobilization. Despite these legislative wins, women's issues continue to occupy only the margins of legislative agendas.
How and why have some feminist movements achieved relative political success while others have struggled to gain national and international visibility? What factors impede the creation and implementation of policies that focus on the advancement and protection of women?
The Mexico Institute and the Latin American Program were pleased to host a discussion on the legislative and political impact of feminist movements in Latin America on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 10:30am-11:30am ET.
Speakers
Claudia Heiss Bendersky
Mariela Belski
Yndira Sandoval
Florencia Sotelo
Introductions
Hosted By
Mexico Institute
The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. Read more
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
Argentina Project
The Argentina Project is the premier institution for policy-relevant research on politics and economics in Argentina. Read more
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