Gender Violence in Cities: rethinking feminism in the latin american context

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between feminism, gender violence and urbanization, focusing on the resizing of contemporary opportunities and challenges for women in Latin American cities. The advances and limitations of the legislative and political measures aimed at combating the Discrimination and gender inequalities, and the intersection of neoliberalism with the feminist crisis is highlighted, as an enhancer of them. In this sense, the text emphasizes the need to review the economic and social associations that the current critical feminism current raises regarding the sociohistorical and geographical framework that is presented, between criminal networks, informal work, developmentalism, social movements and marginalization in the city.