Sex, democracy and political power

Abstract

This paper reviews some of the arguments which feature in current debates on sexual equality in democracy. Certain feminist strategies and policies are also examined, with the aim of highlighting those which are most feasible politically-speaking in order to increase women’s rights . It is argued that the policies of equality and parity are the most viable, their success depending on the extent to which women are able to establish themselves as a collective political entity. In the final part of the article, the author postulates the need to construct a political identity for feminism, on the assumption that this identity should be contingent and anti-essentialist.

Keywords

• democracia paritaria
• vindicación
• género
• feminismo
• diferencia
• posmodernidad
• igualdad
• identidad
• sujeto
• política colectiva