What Roles are Women Playing in Mexico’s Drug War?
What roles are women playing in Mexico’s brutal drug trafficking war?
This chapter of Civil Society and Social Movements: Building Sustainable Democracies in Latin America examines women’s social movements that emerged in the 1970s—during the dictatorships and economic crises in South America and guerrilla movements opposed to authoritarian regimes in Central America. This period also coincides with the emergence of the second wave of feminism. We will review the evolution of women’s organizations and mobilizations, their nature, structures, goals and strategies, to discern patterns from the past and lessons for the future.
What roles are women playing in Mexico’s brutal drug trafficking war?
How are women faring in Latin America? Where has progress been made and how has that been achieved?
Would this be a more compassionate, more peaceful planet if more of it were ruled by women?