Women's Activism in Latin America and the Caribbean: Engendering Social Justice, Democratizing Citizenship

Contents

Contents Foreword by Sonia E. Alvarez — xi Preface — xv List of Abbreviations — xix Part I Setting the Stage Introduction Women Building Plural Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean nathalie lebon — 3 1 Accommodating the Private into the Public Domain: Experiences and Legacies of the Past Four Decades elizabeth maier — 26 Part II Women, Work, and Families: The Structural Context of Globalization 2 Women’s Work and Neoliberal Globalization: Implications for Gender Equity alice colón and sara poggio — 47 3 Female-Headed Households and Poverty in Latin America: A Comparison of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic helen safa — 60 4 A “Top-Down”–“Bottom-Up” Model: Four Decades of Women’s Employment and Gender Ideology in Cuba marta núñez sarmiento — 76 Part III Women’s Agency for Plural Democracy and Full Citizenship 5 The Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo Speak interviews by graciela di marco — 95 6 Gender Politics in Nicaragua: Feminism, Antifeminism, and the Return of Daniel Ortega karen kampwirth — 111 vii 7 Haiti: Women in Conquest of Full and Total Citizenship in an Endless Transition myriam merlet — 127 8 From Urban Elite to Peasant Organizing: Agendas, Accomplishments, and Challenges of Thirty-plus Years of Guatemalan Feminism, 1975–2007 ana lorena carrillo and norma stoltz chinchilla — 140 Part IV Broadening the Circle of Women’s Activism: New Meanings from Intersecting Oppressions 9 Women’s Movements in Argentina: Tensions and Articulations graciela di marco — 159 10 Advocating for Citizenship and Social Justice: Black Women Activists in Brazil kia lilly caldwell — 175 11 Itineraries of Latin American Lesbian Insubordination norma mogrovejo — 187 12 Respect, Discrimination, and Violence: Indigenous Women in Ecuador, 1990–2007 mercedes prieto, andrea pequeño, clorinda cominao, alejandra flores, and gina maldonado — 203 Part V Shaping Public Policy with a Gender Perspective 13 Peace Begins at Home: Women’s Struggles against Violence and State Actions in Costa Rica montserrat sagot — 221 14 New Challenges in Feminist Practice: The Women’s Institutes in Mexico maría luisa tarrés — 236 15 Women’s Struggles for Rights in Venezuela: Opportunities and Challenges cathy a. rakowski and gioconda espina — 255 16 Trickling Up, Down, and Sideways: Gender Policy and Political Opportunity in Brazil fiona macaulay — 273 Contents viii Part VI The Politics of Scale: Local, Regional, and Global Feminist Agency 17 From Insurgency to Feminist Struggle: The Search for Social Justice, Democracy, and Equality between Women and Men morena herrera — 291 18 The Latin American Network of Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir marysa navarro and maría consuelo mejía — 307 19 Constructing New Democratic Paradigms for Global Democracy: The Contribution of Feminisms virginia vargas — 319 Part VII Concluding Considerations 20 Concluding Reflections: Renegotiating Gender in Latin America and the Caribbean elizabeth maier — 337 Notes on Contributors — 353 Index — 359 Contents ix ...