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Op-Ed: Shakira’s ‘Barbie’ Comments Showcase an Outdated Idea of Feminism

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 21:35:09 +0000

Growing up, Shakira was not just a singer. She was, in many ways, a feminist icon. I was never sure if she wanted to be one in those earlier days or if she fell into that role because of where she was and the barriers she was knocking down just by virtue of her success.

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What Grassroots Feminist Movements Have Accomplished for Women in Mexico Lately + What’s Next

Julyssa Lopez — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:28:46 +0000

A new report confirms fears of “Latin America’s other pandemic.” Femicides have risen, according to Reuters, and domestic violence has as well. In 2017, the National Institute for Statistics and Geography released data that showed that 66% of women over the age of 15 in Mexico had experienced some form of violence at least once

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This Report Analyzed the Best (and Worst) of Women’s Representation at Latin American Music Festivals

Julyssa Lopez — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:05:29 +0000

Over the last few years, the Chilean feminist collective Ruidosa has been taking a look at how often women make the bill at major Latin American music festivals. The powerhouse organization crunched the numbers for 2018 and, as much of a bummer as it is, the message couldn’t be clearer: women still aren’t getting booked

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8 Collectives Empowering Women in Music Across Latin America

Julyssa Lopez — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 20:25:15 +0000

Last month, Remezcla spoke with a few of the organizers behind Muchacha, an online network that formed in Santiago, Chile, to support women professionals in the country’s small but male-dominated music scene. The group came together after its co-founder, journalist Javiera Tapia Flores, invited several women to talk to her about their experiences with sexism

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20 Years After Her Debut, Mala Rodríguez Is Still Unafraid and Uncompromising

Veronica Bayetti Flores — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 17:53:32 +0000

Mala Rodríguez is curious and sharp, eager for answers in a world in which they are scarce. She’s made a career of asking pointed questions, demanding her audience to dig deeper into the ways they are implicated in the systems that run our societies. One of the eminent voices to emerge from Spain’s jarcor scene,

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Red Bull’s Short Doc on Feminism in Reggaeton Spotlights Ivy Queen, Rosa Pistola & Riobamba

Julyssa Lopez — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:55:18 +0000

To say that women have always been an inextricable part of reggaeton is beyond an understatement, and no conversation about the role of women’s sexuality in the genre is necessarily new. However, as more women artists step into the spotlight and demand much-deserved attention, several of the issues around feminism and agency in the genre

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This Afro-Latina’s Feminist Bookstore Is Building Community in Gentrifying Crown Heights

Stacy Fernández — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 21:58:29 +0000

With academic thought lining the shelves and Celia Cruz and Aretha Franklin dancing in your ears, Cafe Con Libros is hood feminism. Owner Kalima DeSuze hopes the space and its monthly book club will serve as a source of community building in the middle of a gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood. Growing up a six-minute walk from

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This Report Analyzed Female Representation at Latin Music Awards and the Stats Are Depressing

Julyssa Lopez — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:45:18 +0000

The conversation around women’s representation in music continued to surge this year after the embarrassingly male-dominated 2018 Grammys. Now, Ruidosa — the feminist platform and festival organizer — has published a critical study that shines a light on how seriously gender inequality is affecting women in the Latin music industry. Ruidosa shared the results of

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What Mexican Music Festival Posters Would Look Like With Male Artists Removed

Cheky — Fri, 12 May 2017 16:34:46 +0000

It’s 2017, but music festivals continue to suffer from massive gender inequality. Some might celebrate the fact that Coachella hosted its second female headliner this year (Lady Gaga), following Björk’s 2007 performance. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the lack of representation women artists face during festival season. In a recent feature titled “Are Music

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This Conference Will Gather Latina Authors to Explore Intersection of Feminism & Literary Industry

Yara Simón — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 22:45:42 +0000

Thirty years ago, Santiago de Chile hosted Escrituras Latinoamericanas – a conference centered around the writing experiences and struggles of Latin America’s female authors. This week, AFest – a weeklong event highlighting and celebrating “the ‘a’ in ‘escritora‘” – will pay tribute to that 1987 conference. At the same time, it will explore the intersection between

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