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Women's Rights in Movement
Dynamics of Feminist Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
References
Chapter 2: Feminists by Default? Women's Rights and Social Change in Argentina
1 Introduction
2 From the Origins to the 1980s
2.1 A Bumpy Expansion of Political Rights
2.2 Feminists and the Left: Unrequited Love
3 A Great Leap Forward
3.1 Women Belong in the House... and the Senate
3.2 Gender-Based Violence to the Fore
4 A New Era: Fourth-Wave Feminism in the Making
4.1 #NiUnaMenos: From Social Media to the Streets
4.2 The Long-Standing Battle for Abortion Rights
4.3 The Green Tide
4.4 Expanding Gender Infrastructure
4.5 Feminists Everywhere
4.6 A Convergence of Generations
5 Epilogue: What Next? Backlash and Resistance
References
Chapter 3: A Heterogeneous Women's Movement from a Post-colonial, Unequal Society: The Case of Brazil
1 Introduction
2 Definitional Issues and Theoretical Discussion
3 Women Organizing a Women's Movement in a Post-colonial Society
4 Women Organized Not to Agitate for Women's Rights
5 Feminist Waves: Prevailing Narratives
6 Potential Origins of the Women's Movement in Brazil
7 Targets, Allies and Networks
8 BWM's Recent Collaboration with the Central Government
9 Backlash in Brazil and Resistance
10 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 4: Chile's Feminist Spring: Impasse and Continuity of Women's Demands for a Life Free of Sexism
1 Introduction
2 Methodology and Data Collection Technique
3 The History of Women's Empowerment
4 Women's Movements: Political Effects on the Transition to Democracy
5 Feminist Branches: Tensions and Organisational Logics
6 May 2018: Generational Change and the Threat of a New Backlash
7 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5: Feminist and Women's Activism in Colombia
1 Introduction
2 Feminist Activism in Colombia
2.1 The 1991 Political Constitution and the Feminist Agenda
2.2 Armed Conflict, Peace Process, Women's Movement and Feminism
3 Recent Manifestations of Feminist Activism in Colombia
3.1 Academy
3.2 Local Experiences
4 Broadening Participatory Spaces and Inclusion
4.1 Afro-Colombian Women
4.2 Transgender Women
5 The Conservative Reaction
6 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 6: The Right to a Complete Life: Struggles of the Dominican Feminist Movement
1 Introduction
2 A Historically Transnational Movement: Its Trajectory and Its Main issues
3 The 1990s as an Inflection Point: "NGOisation", Beijing, and Collaborating with the State
4 The Causales: Revitalisation and Generational Change in the Dominican Feminist Movement
5 Anti-Rights Groups: Conservative Backlash in the Dominican Republic
6 Final Remarks: The Dominican Feminist Movement, Going Back and Moving Forwards
Women's Rights in Movement
Dynamics of Feminist Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
References
Chapter 2: Feminists by Default? Women's Rights and Social Change in Argentina
1 Introduction
2 From the Origins to the 1980s
2.1 A Bumpy Expansion of Political Rights
2.2 Feminists and the Left: Unrequited Love
3 A Great Leap Forward
3.1 Women Belong in the House... and the Senate
3.2 Gender-Based Violence to the Fore
4 A New Era: Fourth-Wave Feminism in the Making
4.1 #NiUnaMenos: From Social Media to the Streets
4.2 The Long-Standing Battle for Abortion Rights
4.3 The Green Tide
4.4 Expanding Gender Infrastructure
4.5 Feminists Everywhere
4.6 A Convergence of Generations
5 Epilogue: What Next? Backlash and Resistance
References
Chapter 3: A Heterogeneous Women's Movement from a Post-colonial, Unequal Society: The Case of Brazil
1 Introduction
2 Definitional Issues and Theoretical Discussion
3 Women Organizing a Women's Movement in a Post-colonial Society
4 Women Organized Not to Agitate for Women's Rights
5 Feminist Waves: Prevailing Narratives
6 Potential Origins of the Women's Movement in Brazil
7 Targets, Allies and Networks
8 BWM's Recent Collaboration with the Central Government
9 Backlash in Brazil and Resistance
10 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 4: Chile's Feminist Spring: Impasse and Continuity of Women's Demands for a Life Free of Sexism
1 Introduction
2 Methodology and Data Collection Technique
3 The History of Women's Empowerment
4 Women's Movements: Political Effects on the Transition to Democracy
5 Feminist Branches: Tensions and Organisational Logics
6 May 2018: Generational Change and the Threat of a New Backlash
7 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5: Feminist and Women's Activism in Colombia
1 Introduction
2 Feminist Activism in Colombia
2.1 The 1991 Political Constitution and the Feminist Agenda
2.2 Armed Conflict, Peace Process, Women's Movement and Feminism
3 Recent Manifestations of Feminist Activism in Colombia
3.1 Academy
3.2 Local Experiences
4 Broadening Participatory Spaces and Inclusion
4.1 Afro-Colombian Women
4.2 Transgender Women
5 The Conservative Reaction
6 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 6: The Right to a Complete Life: Struggles of the Dominican Feminist Movement
1 Introduction
2 A Historically Transnational Movement: Its Trajectory and Its Main issues
3 The 1990s as an Inflection Point: "NGOisation", Beijing, and Collaborating with the State
4 The Causales: Revitalisation and Generational Change in the Dominican Feminist Movement
5 Anti-Rights Groups: Conservative Backlash in the Dominican Republic
6 Final Remarks: The Dominican Feminist Movement, Going Back and Moving Forwards