Feminist movements in the city: New strategies of commons in Latin American context

Abstract

In the wake of a new wave of feminist movements in Latin America, this chapter seeks to analyze the city as a gendered space where gathering of protesters may propose new forms of organization. In the context of the emergence of conservative forces and democratic disruptions, street movements present forces of resistance to the growing socio-spatial segregation, violence, and discrimination. Thereby street movements claim for a more inclusive urban agenda. This chapter presents a critical gender approach to urban space based on three cases of feminist bottom-up organizations addressing inclusive public space policies in the region. We identify these as examples that dispute the traditional narrative between public and private, proposing new forms of organization of the urban public space based on the notion of the commons.