Abstract

PIEDRAGUILLEN, Nancy. Polity movements of women scene in Costa Rica during the last thirty years. Reflexiones [online]. 2015, vol.94, n.2, pp.64-77. ISSN 1659-2859.

This essay addresses the women and feminist social movements in Costa Rica during the last thirty years and analyses their internal changes, their impact in Costa Rican polity, and their successes and shortcomings. The essay presents the origins and developments of some of the groups arisen in the 1980s and 1990s and compares them with similar groups born in the last ten years. The essay concludes that women and feminist movements are cardinal for the advance of all women's fights for equity and equality in gender and sexual conditions. Critical reflection on women's life, differences and discriminations, and on the gaps in public policies for women requires an adequate political understanding and a sharp consciousness about the sources of gender inequality. This vital question disappears very often in the discourses of public institutions, political parties, ONGs and international organizations. Instead, these discourses put forward limited solutions for women's demands; they remain in the frame of non-controversial matters and promote traditional gender roles. On the contrary, feminist movements are in favor of socio-cultural breakthroughs that would bring fundamental changes for all women.

Keywords : Political Participation of Women; Women's Social Movements; Feminist Movement; Collective LGBTI; Strategic Gender Needs.

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