Década das Mulheres na ONU e as perspectivas feministas do Sul Global

Abstract

Between 1976 and 1985, the United Nations (UN) declared the Decade of Women, a period in which there would be an incisive elaboration of an agenda aimed at improving the living conditions of women. The purpose of this research is to analyze to what extent the demands of women from the Global South influenced this agenda, investigating the three main conferences of the decade - Mexico City (1975), Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985), and to study how the demands of the principal Women's Movements were related to the global socioeconomic context. Finally, it was concluded that, although the goals of the Decade were not fully contemplated, other advances were made, and even authors from the Global South, critical of the conference discussions, argue that the feminist movements of the South gained strength thanks to the greater visibility provided by the UN.