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Feminism In Chile
Feminism in Chile has its own liberation language and activist strategies for rights that is shaped by the political, economic, and social system of Chile. Beginning in the 19th century, Chilean women have been organizing with aspirations of asserting their political rights. These aspirations have had to work against the reality that Chile is one of the most socially conservative countries in Latin America. The ''Círculo de Estudios de la Mujer'' (Women's Studies Circle) is one example of a pioneering women's organization during the Pinochet dictatorship (1973–1989) which redefined women's responsibilities and rights, linking mothers' rights to women's rights and women's civil liberties. The founding members of the ''Círculo de Estudios de La Mujer'' consisted of a small group of Santiago feminists who were from the ''Academia de Humanismo Cristiano''. These women gathered "to discuss the situation of women in Chile", their first meeting drew a crowd of over 300 participant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marital Rape
Marital rape or spousal rape is the act of sexual intercourse with one's spouse without the spouse's consent. The lack of consent is the essential element and doesn't always involve physical violence. Marital rape is considered a form of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Although, historically, sexual intercourse within marriage was regarded as a right of spouses, engaging in the act without the spouse's consent is now widely classified as rape by many societies around the world, and increasingly criminalized. However, it remains unacknowledged by some more conservative cultures. The issues of sexual and domestic violence within marriage and the family unit, and more specifically, the issue of violence against women, have come to growing international attention from the second half of the 20th century. Still, in many countries, marital rape either remains outside the criminal law, or is illegal but widely tolerated. Laws are rarely enforced, due to factors ranging from reluc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ni Una Menos
Ni una menos (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Not one [woman] less") is a Latin American Fourth-wave feminism, fourth-wave grassroots feminist movement, which started in Argentina and has spread across several Latin American countries, that campaigns against Violence against women, gender-based violence. This mass mobilization comes as a response to various systemic issues that proliferate violence against women. In its official website, defines itself as a "collective scream against Machismo, machista violence." The campaign was started by a collective of Argentine female artists, journalists and academics, and has grown into "a continental alliance of feminist forces". Social media was an essential factor in the propagation of the Ni Una Menos movement to other countries and regions. The movement regularly holds protests against femicides, but has also touched on topics such as gender roles, sexual harassment, gender pay gap, sexual objectification, legality of abortion, sex w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MEMCh
Pro-Emancipation Movement of Chilean Women () (often known as MEMCh or MEMCH) was both a historic women's rights organization, which pressed for equality between 1935 and 1953 and a current umbrella organization reorganized in 1983 to organize other women's organizations to provide unity in the struggle for the country to return to democracy. Once the dictatorship was overturned the NGO turned their focus to uniting organizations which pursue a broad spectrum of issues pertaining to women's rights and development. History Pro-Emancipation Movement of Chilean Women or MEMCh was created on 28 May 1935 by a group of mostly working class women, many of whom were members of or sympathizers with the Chilean Communist Party; however, their goal was to have broad membership representing all aspects of the nation. It was the first women's group formed in Chile with specific political goals and an organizational strategy to become a national organization, rather than a local club. The journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FLACSO
The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (, or FLACSO) is a graduate school, graduate-only university and inter-governmental autonomous organization for Latin America dedicated to research, teaching and spreading of social sciences. Headquartered in Costa Rica, it has several campuses and centers spread across Latin America. It was created on April 17, 1957, following a UNESCO initiative at the Latin American Conference on Social Sciences in Rio de Janeiro. Its goal was to promote academic research and development in the region. Its membership is open to Latin American and Caribbean countries that subscribe to the FLACSO agreement. Current members include: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic, Suriname and Uruguay. Josette Altmann Borbón, a historian and former First Lady of Costa Rica, was elected Secretary General of FLACSO in June 2016. She succeeded Manuel González on July 31, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Faletto
Enzo Doménico Faletto Verné (July 14, 1935 – June 22, 2003) was a Chilean sociologist and historian. Together with former Brazilian president and sociologist Fernando Henrique Cardoso, he wrote the book ''Dependency and Development in Latin America'', an important contribution to the development of Dependency Theory. Biography Early years and education Born in the Chilean capital, Santiago, Faletto wanted to join the Foreign Legion. Frustrated about his chances of joining, at the age of 14 he entered the , a branch of the Chilean Navy, located in Valparaíso. He was expelled from the corps for bad behavior and returned to Santiago to work in his father's armory. He entered the History course at the University of Chile at the age of 20, where he graduated in 1957. After graduating in History, he moved to the Sociology department at Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) to do her master's degree. Career In 1961, he joined the United Nations Economic Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Chile
The University of Chile () is a public university, public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.Fuentes documentales y bibliográficas para el estudio de la historia de Chile. Capítulo III: "La Universidad de Chile 1842 – 1879". 1. La ley orgánica de 1842 ''uchile.cl''. It is the oldest university in the country. It was established as the continuation of the former colonial Royal University of San Felipe (1738) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julieta Kirkwood
María Julieta Kirkwood Bañados (5 April 1936 – 8 April 1985) was a Chilean sociologist, political scientist, university professor and feminist activist. She is considered one of the founders and impellers of the Chilean feminist movement in the 1980s. She is considered the forerunner of Gender studies in Chile. Life and work Daughter of Johnny Kirkwood and Julieta Bañados, she was a professor and researcher at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). Her work constitute theoretical and historical reference works in the field of the study of the feminist movement in Chile and in Latin America: ''Ser política en Chile: las feministas y los partidos'', ''Tejiendo rebeldías'' and ''Feminarios.'' She collaborated to the magazine ''Furia'' and to the ''Boletín del Círculo de Estudios de la Mujer''. Her theoretical work studied gender issues from a feminist point of view. She criticized the conservative feminist discourse while incorporating the Latin America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UN Women
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity charged with working for gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women is charged with advocating for the rights of women and girls, and focusing on a number of issues, including violence against women and violence against LGBT people. UN Women was established by a merger of the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, established in 1976) and other entities and became operational in 2011. The organization operates under a governance structure and has an executive board representing different regions. Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet was its inaugural executive director and Jordanian Sima Sami Bahous is its current executive director. UN Women is a member of the UN Development Group. History In response to UN General Assembly resolution 63/311, in January 2010 the Secretary-General presented report A/64/588, entitled ''Comprehensiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Allende
Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 1970 until Death of Salvador Allende, his death in 1973 Chilean coup d'état, 1973. As a socialist committed to democracy, he has been described as the first Marxist to be elected president in a liberal democracy in Latin America. Allende's involvement in Chilean politics spanned a period of nearly forty years, during which he held various positions including Senate of Chile, senator, Chamber of Deputies of Chile, deputy, and cabinet minister. As a life-long committed member of the Socialist Party of Chile, whose foundation he had actively contributed to, he unsuccessfully ran for the national presidency in the 1952 Chilean presidential election, 1952, 1958 Chilean presidential election, 1958, and 1964 Chilean presidential election, 1964 elections. In 1970 Chilean presidential election, 1970, he won the presidency as the candi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María De La Cruz
María de la Cruz Toledo (September 18, 1912 – September 1, 1995) was a Chilean political activist for women's suffrage, a journalist, a writer, and a political commentator. In 1953, she became the first woman ever elected to the Chilean Senate. Early life De la Cruz was born in Chimbarongo, Chile, the daughter of Marco Aurelio de la Cruz and Edicia Toledo. She studied at the Colegio Rosa de Santiago Concha and the Liceo Nº5 of Santiago. From a very young age, she wrote articles and poems. In 1940, she published a book of poems (''Transparencias de un Alma''), and in 1942, a short novel (''Alba de Oro''). She was also the publisher and editor of the magazine ''Luz y sombra'' (''Light and Shadows''), dedicated to promote culture among and understanding of blind people. As a radio journalist, she made a name for herself in Radio "Nuevo Mundo", where her daily magazine program ''María de la Cruz habla'' (''María de la Cruz Speaks Out'') was a great success. Political career T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partido Cívico Femenino
Partido Cívico Femenino, was a women's organization in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ..., founded in 1922. It was founded by a group of women including Estela La Rivera de Sanhueza, Elvira de Vergara, Berta Recabarren and Graciela Lacoste Navarro. It was the first political feminist party in the history of Chile. It was a secular organization and campaigned for women's rights and emancipation, women's social, financial and educational rights, coeducation, secularism and women's suffrage. It was dissolved in 1939. It published the feminist newspaper '' Acción Femenina'' as its media organ in 1922–1939. References {{Reflist Organizations established in 1922 Women's rights organizations Women's organisations based in Chile 1922 establishments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
