Indigenous Women’s Movements: Rethinking rights from diversity

un-fantasmaSince the 1980s until today the mobilization of rural women has gained increasing breadth and relevance, especially following the rise of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation in 1994, which not only led to the rise of ethnic movements, but also It triggered a process of organization and struggle of rural indigenous women that has been in existence for more than three decades. Today, they are not only supportive or silent companions in the peasant and indigenous movements but are active participants with their own visions and proposals. In this chapter, I review the history of these mobilizations and their impact on the agenda of the indigenous movement in Mexico.

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