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This chapter explores several broad stages of women’s mobilization in contemporary Latin America. It first examines women’s mobilization in the 1970s and 1980s against authoritarian regimes and in favor of nationalist, class-based causes. This section focuses in particular on how women’s experiences of political opportunity structures, movement recruitment, framing, and identity-linked grievances have differed from those of male-dominated movements. I next analyze factors that shifted women toward greater feminist consciousness in the 1990s, and how women’s movements have grappled with autonomy from leftist political parties and the state. Finally, this chapter identifies several ongoing issues for women’s movements, implementation and enforcement of gender equity laws and policies, diversity among women, and the gendered implications of new regional social policies.
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Horton, L. (2015). Women’s Movements in Latin America. In: Almeida, P., Cordero Ulate, A. (eds) Handbook of Social Movements across Latin America. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9912-6_6
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