The year 2019 was a watershed for the Mexican women’s movement. 3 horrific cases, described by activists as femicides, in the first months of 2020 have brought women out into the streets in further protests.
Mexico is also home to, the large majority of whom are women. Marcelina Bautista, of the Support and Training Center for Domestic Employees , says domestic workers have an important role to play in the strike.
“Inside the home is where a lot of violence happens, in this case it is violence in the workplace that domestic workers suffer,” Bautista explains. “We’ve spoken to the community, and of course, those that can are going to join the strike. Those who can’t are going to share why they weren’t able to. The most important thing is that we all have a voice.”and has been at the forefront of campaigning for legal protections for domestic workers. “In Mexico domestic work is made invisible,” she says.
Mexican feminists hope March 9 will be a day of reflection on the physical, economic, and social oppression of women. Nadia Bernal, writing forThose who aren’t able to strike can wear purple to support the movement or use aor green bandana, which is associated with the campaign for safe, legal, and free abortion across Latin America. Bernal also suggests talking about the strike in the workplace if possible and participating on social media using the hashtag #SiNoParoEsPorque.
For those outside of Mexico, “sharing information is pretty useful, right now there are topics being discussed that used to be taboo,” says Unda. She believes the necessary social shift can happen. “There aren’t small acts of violence and big acts of violence, there is only violence and we have to eradicate it from the root.”
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