Twenty-First-Century Feminismos : Women's Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean

Analyzing the key events and victories that have fuelled women’s movements, advanced feminism, and brought about social change in Latin America and the Caribbean. __Twenty-First-Century Feminismos__ provides a compelling account of the important victories attained by Latin American and Caribbean organized women over the course of the last forty years. Ten case studies are examined to better understand the ways in which women’s and feminist movements react to, are shaped by, and advance social change. "The women's movement is a central, complex, and evolving socio-political actor in any national context. Vital to advancing gender equity and gendered relations in every contemporary society, the organization and mobilization of women into social movements challenges patriarchal values, behaviours, laws, and policies through collective action and contention, radically altering the direction of society over time. Twenty-First-Century Feminismos examines ten case studies from eight different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to better understand the ways in which women's and feminist movements react to, are shaped by, and advance social change. A closer look at women's movements in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, and Uruguay uncovers broader recurrent patterns at the regional level, such as the persistence of certain grievances historically harboured by regional movements, the rise in prominence of varying claims, and the emergence of novel organizational structures, repertoires, and mobilization strategies. Dissimilarities among the cases are also brought to light, including the composition of these movements, their success in effecting policy change in specific areas, and the particular conditions that surround their mobilization and struggles. Twenty-First-Century Feminismos provides a compelling account of the important victories attained by Latin American and Caribbean organized women over the course of the last forty years, as well as the challenges they face in their quest for gender justice."-- Provided by publisher Cover 1 TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY FEMINISMOS 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Introduction Taking Stock of Contemporary Feminist Struggles 10 1 Feminism in Mexico City 32 2 Contemporary Feminist Struggles in Haiti against Neo-colonialism, NGO-ization and State De-responsibilization 55 3 Articulated Networks: The Twenty-Year Struggle to Decriminalize Abortion in El Salvador 78 4 The Grassroots Women’s Movement in Colombia 99 5 Feminist Movements in Chile: Joining forces from Institutions and the Streets toward a New Constitution 122 6 In Uruguay, Revolution Re-imagined: Liberty, Equality, Sorority 151 7 The Women’s Movement in Argentina: Much Ado about Everything 187 8 The Women’s Movement in Brazil 209 9 Black Feminist Activism in Brazil: Political Discourse in Three Times 237 10 Autonomist Feminisms in Brazil: Protest Politics and Feminist Self-Defence 272 Contributors 300 Index 302