Building Bridges: The Growth of Popular Feminism in Mexico

Abstract

This chapter examines the particular characteristics, evolution, and modes of expression of the Mexican women's movement during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. During the 1970s the women's movement in Mexico was largely expressed in consciousness-raising groups constituted mainly of middle-class women and focused on connecting their personal lives and political issues, mostly those related to sexuality. Popular feminism took the feminist demands of the 1970s and combined them with the demands of low-income women. The national front for women's rights and liberation, formed in 1979, was the first organization to unite feminist groups with labor unions, gay organizations, and leftist political parties. Although this organization was important in building bridges between feminist groups and other social movements and political organizations, its continuation also entailed some costs. The new job market's greater employment opportunities for women, especially younger women, may alter relations between the sexes and between the generations, creating profound cultural changes.

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