The Scarves that now adorn the Legislative Seats. Women’s Political Representation and Their Influence on Subnational Feminist Initiatives (Chiapas, Mexico)

The path toward gender parity in Mexico began in the 1990s and was consolidated in 2019 across all branches and levels of government. Drawing on the metaphor of the iconic feminist scarf –as a symbol of militancy and political legitimacy– this article explores the gradual reconfiguration of the narr...

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Autor principal: Ruiz Coutiño, María Guadalupe
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario - Centro de Investigaciones Sociales (CIS) IDES /CONICET 2025
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spelling I15-R234-article-3952025-12-10T06:49:35Z The Scarves that now adorn the Legislative Seats. Women’s Political Representation and Their Influence on Subnational Feminist Initiatives (Chiapas, Mexico) Los pañuelos que ahora visten a las curules. La representación política de mujeres y su incidencia en iniciativas feministas subnacionales (Chiapas, México) Ruiz Coutiño, María Guadalupe The path toward gender parity in Mexico began in the 1990s and was consolidated in 2019 across all branches and levels of government. Drawing on the metaphor of the iconic feminist scarf –as a symbol of militancy and political legitimacy– this article explores the gradual reconfiguration of the narrative and space of legislative power in local politics, historically marked by the exclusion of women. It examines the tensions within the paradox of representation –between descriptive and substantive representation– through two case studies: the legislative initiative on digital sexual violence (#LeyOlimpia) and the initiative on sexual health and abortion decriminalization. Both were advanced through strategic alliances between women legislators and feminist activists. These collaborations have led to concrete legislative achievements, while also revealing the limits, contradictions, and internal disputes of feminism at the subnational level. The analysis offers critical insights into the functioning of women's political representation in other parts of the region, especially in contexts of formal parity and feminist advocacy. El camino hacia la paridad en México inició en la década de 1990 y se consolidó en 2019, en todos los órganos y niveles de gobierno. A partir de la metáfora del emblemático pañuelo feminista –como símbolo de militancia y legitimidad política– se explora cómo se reconfigura gradualmente la narrativa y espacio del poder legislativo en la política local que excluyó históricamente a las mujeres. El texto aborda las tensiones de la paradoja de la representación; entre representación descriptiva y sustantiva en dos casos: la iniciativa en materia de violencia sexual digital #LeyOlimpia y la iniciativa en materia de salud sexual y despenalización del aborto; ambas impulsadas en articulación entre legisladoras y activistas feministas. De este modo se muestra cómo estas alianzas entre representantes y representadas derivan en avances legislativos concretos. A la vez que revelan los límites, contradicciones y disputas internas del feminismo en el ámbito subnacional que es útil para pensar de manera crítica sobre cómo opera la representación política de las mujeres en otras geografías de la región en contextos de paridad formal e incidencia feminista. Universidad Nacional de Rosario - Centro de Investigaciones Sociales (CIS) IDES /CONICET 2025-12-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://www.estudiossocialesdelestado.org/index.php/ese/article/view/395 10.35305/ese.v11i22.395 Estudios Sociales del Estado; Vol. 11 Núm. 22 (2025) 2422-7803 spa https://www.estudiossocialesdelestado.org/index.php/ese/article/view/395/309
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The Scarves that now adorn the Legislative Seats. Women’s Political Representation and Their Influence on Subnational Feminist Initiatives (Chiapas, Mexico)
author_facet Ruiz Coutiño, María Guadalupe
author_sort Ruiz Coutiño, María Guadalupe
title The Scarves that now adorn the Legislative Seats. Women’s Political Representation and Their Influence on Subnational Feminist Initiatives (Chiapas, Mexico)
title_short The Scarves that now adorn the Legislative Seats. Women’s Political Representation and Their Influence on Subnational Feminist Initiatives (Chiapas, Mexico)
title_full The Scarves that now adorn the Legislative Seats. Women’s Political Representation and Their Influence on Subnational Feminist Initiatives (Chiapas, Mexico)
title_fullStr The Scarves that now adorn the Legislative Seats. Women’s Political Representation and Their Influence on Subnational Feminist Initiatives (Chiapas, Mexico)
title_full_unstemmed The Scarves that now adorn the Legislative Seats. Women’s Political Representation and Their Influence on Subnational Feminist Initiatives (Chiapas, Mexico)
title_sort scarves that now adorn the legislative seats. women’s political representation and their influence on subnational feminist initiatives (chiapas, mexico)
description The path toward gender parity in Mexico began in the 1990s and was consolidated in 2019 across all branches and levels of government. Drawing on the metaphor of the iconic feminist scarf –as a symbol of militancy and political legitimacy– this article explores the gradual reconfiguration of the narrative and space of legislative power in local politics, historically marked by the exclusion of women. It examines the tensions within the paradox of representation –between descriptive and substantive representation– through two case studies: the legislative initiative on digital sexual violence (#LeyOlimpia) and the initiative on sexual health and abortion decriminalization. Both were advanced through strategic alliances between women legislators and feminist activists. These collaborations have led to concrete legislative achievements, while also revealing the limits, contradictions, and internal disputes of feminism at the subnational level. The analysis offers critical insights into the functioning of women's political representation in other parts of the region, especially in contexts of formal parity and feminist advocacy.
publisher Universidad Nacional de Rosario - Centro de Investigaciones Sociales (CIS) IDES /CONICET
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