During the activity, the gender approach, the violation of women's rights, patriarchy and hetero-patriarchy, female liberation and how feminism responds to a new trend in the social sciences were discussed.
 
In the TV Studio of the School of Journalism of the University of La Serena, the Conversation “Bodies, Politics and Micromachismos” was held, given by the Argentine sociologist Eugenia Scirpo.

The activity addressed points such as the gender approach, violation of women's rights, patriarchy and hetero-patriarchy, female liberation and how feminism responds to a new trend in the social sciences, which has studies and research methodologies. All these topics focused from a perspective of feminist epistemology.  

"Without a doubt, Chilean society is opening up spaces for debate and it is good that the University does not isolate itself and is not left out of debates that are taking place at a social level, and that these types of instances exist, it seems to me that it is a place of construction of citizenship and a space for the production of meaning,” said Scirpo.

The sociologist added that "people have given themselves the space because they need to know the paths and strategies of action to create a more open and democratic Chilean society and truly where there is room for everyone."

This conversation was organized by the academics of the Department of Social Sciences of the University of La Serena, Marcela Altamirano and Carolina Rodríguez, in conjunction with the College of Journalists - Coquimbo Council.

“This talk was born out of a personal concern, we wanted to address this issue from an academic but also a social perspective to value women who have had our rights undermined for many years, proof of this is that very recently we have access to education and voting,” Rodríguez indicated about the holding of this instance.

“These types of talks promote education on the subject and from there we began to talk about feminist movements. All social movements in democracy are important, citizens have to become part of this discussion, we cannot leave decisions that are so important for women in the hands of certain institutions of power,” she concluded.

For her part, Nathalie Castillo, president of the College of Journalists - Coquimbo Council, expressed that “we are always willing to collaborate with the School of Journalism, much more so when these issues such as the gender approach are discussed. As a College of Journalists we have always been working on an agenda that allows us to reduce gender gaps and position these issues through communications workers, journalists and the media, who are also reproducers of these inequalities. So advancing in workshops or any type of activities that can be carried out for the community contributes a lot, which is why we found that it was a successful conversation.”

In this way, it is expected to continue advancing on these types of topics, leaving the door open to new workshops and conversations on the gender approach and the progress that is being made on this issue in the country.

Source: School of Journalism