Chilean women, union and social leaders called a Feminist Strike on March 8 to denounce the inequalities and patriarchal violence that prevail in the country. The March 8 Women’s Coordinating Committee, the December 19 Coordinating […]
Charis McGowan SANTIAGO – Chile’s women and gender minister, a great-niece of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet, has resigned after just a month following a furious backlash to her appointment and a string of missteps […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera on Tuesday administered oath to the country’s new Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Mónica Zalaquett. The 58-year-old former undersecretary of Tourism has replaced Macarena Santelices, who stepped down […]
SANTIAGO – Macarena Santelices has stepped down as Chile’s Minister of Women and Gender Equality, after just over a month in office. “The day it is understood that the cause of women has no political […]
SANTIAGO – Chilean President Sebastián Piñera led a ceremony commemorating International Women’s Day in which he announced a series of proposals, including a bill that punishes cyberbullying. The initiative, “Ley Ciber Acoso” seeks to punish […]
NEW YORK – In the framework of his participation in the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations that takes place in New York, Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Roberto Ampuero met with Ivanka Trump. […]
RIYADH – Women in Saudi Arabia have been legally allowed to drive for the first time in the history of one of the most conservative countries. The driving ban on women was lifted on Sunday […]
BUENOS AIRES – The lower house of Argentina’s congress has narrowly approved a bill that would legalise abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy in what has been described as a historic move. The […]
SANTIAGO – The historic Central House of the Catholic University awoke Friday with locks, chains and an expanded canvas that declared “Toma Feminista” (“Feminist takeover”). Hundreds of students gathered at the Central House of the […]
By Thorin Engeseth The new President-elect of Paraguay Mario Benítez will be inaugurated on August 15. Why did Paraguay vote yet again for the Colorado Party, and what does this mean for the South American […]
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