Abstract
This chapter examines how the IWY conference, originally planned to take place in Bogota, Colombia, came to be held in Mexico City. It considers both Mexican president Luis Echeverría’s personal ambitions as a global leader as well as the burgeoning feminist movement within Mexico. The Mexican government agreed to host not only the intergovernmental conference but also a parallel NGO tribune, creating the conditions for a transformative aspect of the International Women’s Year. The last-minute relocation to Mexico City also resulted in the New York–based NGO leaders taking charge of the tribune, drawing heavily on their involvement with the 1974 UN Population Conference and the World YWCA.
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