(Un)veiling Decolonial Feminism

reflections on political gender violence in Latin America

Abstract

This paper seeks, through “decolonial” reflections, to discuss the process of coloniality established in non-European countries and its implications for the existence of the female being. This process of coloniality reaches the present day and relegates to the rule of law female under-representation in politics, which when observed from an intersectional perspective is even greater. While decolonial feminism advances in the face of traditional feminism, since it does not provide only a narrative regarding the oppression of women, the forms of female invisibility in politics are increasing in a brutal endeavor to maintain the status quo. From bibliographic research in which the necessary data are extracted from scientific articles, specialized magazines, among other sources, it is concluded that new forms of the old coloniality have been created to maintain female oppression.