Abstract

LLIVICHUZHCA PILLCO, Amanda del Rocío  and  LOPEZ PEREZ, René. Power and gender: lacks and dilemmas. Andamios [online]. 2023, vol.20, n.52, pp.73-102.  Epub Nov 17, 2023. ISSN 2594-1917.  https://doi.org/10.29092/uacm.v20i52.999.

For feminism, the issue of power has been a central piece. However, until now, the main meaning given to the term has to do with the control and dominance exercised by men (individually, institutionally, organized or discursively) over women (as individuals and as a collective). This situation has led to the difficulty of analyzing some phenomena; for example, what is the meaning and the results of women occupying positions of power? (at the level of heads of state, parliaments, etc.); how to assess that women’s movements have influence in decision-making? (approval of laws, creation of public policies); how to understand the men who individually or collectively question their position of privilege and define themselves as anti-patriarchal? This text argues that feminism is already an expression of power that disputes decision-making spaces in various fields, and that the strengthening of its political influence requires the formation of a cohesive group that is capable of setting an agenda and building the necessary alliances to dispute the hegemony of discourse and political organization.

Keywords : Gender; power; agenda; hegemony; alliances.