Justice of gender and emancipatory values. Argentina and Latin America in international comparative perspective
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https://doi.org/10.24215/16696581e156Keywords:
Women’s rights, emancipative values, political culture, culture changeAbstract
The public and legislative debate on the voluntary termination of pregnancy in Argentina gave additional strength to the feminist social mobilization that had gained renewed momentum since 2015 through the emergence of the #NiUnaMenos movement. This work relies on theories of cultural change and gender studies in order to analyze theoretically and empirically the relationship between pro-democracy "emancipation" or "self-expression" values and attitudes towards gender equality and family and sexual norms based on freedom of choice and equality of opportunities, such as the acceptance of abortion and homosexuality. The article uses a sample of 72 countries with data from the World Values Survey and Latinobarómetro to examine the position of 18 Latin American societies in global perspective. The factors influencing national policies on the legalization of abortion and violence against women are also empirically investigated, including the impact of feminist movements, the parliamentary representation of women, religion, political systems and cultural values.
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