On March 8th of this year, a conference was held as part of International Women's Day in collaboration with the Center for Research and Gender Studies of UNAM, UMass Boston and the Yale Macmillan Center. Among the speakers was Amneris Chaparro Martinez from CIEG, UNAM and as moderator, Nada Ali Mustafa from UMass Boston.
This conference is entitled "Why we march?", with the aim of making known the reasons why in Latin America on March 8th thousands of women take to the streets to protest, among other relevant topics such as the mobilization of feminism, the International Women's Day, the formation of feminism in the twentieth century, contemporary feminism, feminist demonstrations, feminism and neoliberalism. In this way it is possible to generate one's own concept of feminism with real bases and facts.
We reflected on issues such as inequality, the double working day, sexuality, subordination, discrimination, violence against women, through hard data and evidence of the demonstrations that have been made in Mexico, likewise, it led to a discussion with a key question: How do we respond to the changes of feminism?
Feminist movements marked a great importance in history, where their ideals influenced the political, ideological, and social sector, it is a movement that in recent years has been stronger and has undoubtedly transformed and continues to transform. Thus, looking at the past we find that this liberation, not only ideological but also as a human being, has been sought since women began to want to grow in all aspects and not just be another object in the house.
Currently feminism in Mexico has not become a defined and visible social movement since its positions are far from having a generalized acceptance, they have been differentiated and have taken a turn with respect to the ideas of the first movements. With a broader context on the history and different waves of this movement, it is possible to retake the path that gave the basis for the emergence of the first movements as contextualized by Amneris Chaparro. Undoubtedly, it remains for reflection whether in the current context, in a globalized world where there is indifference to social problems, it is possible to find unity for a common struggle.
