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In Latin America ‘MeToo’ doesn’t always mean the same thing

Author: Fabiana Frayssinet

In: IPS, 2018

A comprehensive article on the various demonstrations and campaigns organised in Latin America with the aim of tackling gender-based violence. It highlights differences with the ‘MeToo’ movement in North America by pointing out how feminist activism in Latin America has always been based on a political and structural analysis of violence, rather than on individual statements by mostly famous women. This analysis also assesses the violence committed against women of different race, age, class and immigration status, and highlights the institutions that in Latin America are at the forefront of this battle.

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http://www.ipsnews.net/2018/03/latin-america-doesnt-always-mean-thing/