Women and politics in Mexico and Brazil

Luis Antonio Corona Nakamura,Eneida Desiree Salgado

doi:10.5007/2177-7055.2020v41n85p112

Abstract

Despite advances in recognition of women’s rights, they are still victims of everyday violence. National and international regulations on gender equality and the promotion of female political participation had a low impact on the underrepresentation of this minority. Law produced without a share of citizenship lacks democratic legitimacy. Mexico and Brazil have a similar history of excluding women from the public sphere, but they currently have different strategies to overcome this democratic deficit. The article, with a descriptive methodology, presents the history and the present situation in both countries. We conclude that there are different ways to increase the representation of women in politics, but parity is a demand for justice.

Highlights

The beginning of the twentieth century seemed promising for Latin American girls and women
Embracing discussion on gender equality, we explored the strategies to reach substantive equality, not merely formal equality
The United Nations (UN) claimed the need to reinforce the recognition of the universal principle of equality between men and women

Summary

Introduction

The beginning of the twentieth century seemed promising for Latin American girls and women. States should adopt measures to guarantee their rights and promoting better conditions to women on the political, social, and economic life of their countries. The UN claimed the need to reinforce the recognition of the universal principle of equality between men and women In this year, the first UN World Conference on Women was held in Mexico, defining the global action plan for the international year’s objectives. In the absence of legality, the fundamental rights would lack efficacy, becoming councils or good intentions, making it necessary for them to be established by law so that the State demands your respect The social mentality resists submitting to the values of equality and respect for women in the public space, challenging human and fundamental rights. Some marks of the women’s struggle and the reaction to them can help to understand this permanence of misogynist mentality and its reflexes in the public sphere in Mexico and Brazil

Persistence and Resistance: women’s struggle for a place in the public space

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Conclusion