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Publicación Feminista Puertorriqueña publicación feminista puertorriqueña año internacional de la mujer· febrero 95 año1 num. 2 como criar una n1na.·- ·federación · -de mujeres· P.uertorriguenas. julia de Burgos. febrero/1975 el tacón de la chancleta 2 - - LA' FEDERACIÓN DE MU.JERES PUERTDRAIGIUENAS Estamos de acuerdo con el hecho de preocupación y, estuvieran o no respal­ que las estructuras básicas de muchas Las acciones de la Federación de dadas por ~us sindicatos u organi­ de nuestras instituciones promueven el Mujeres Puertorriqueñas pueden tener zaciones, pudieran pertenecer -a un gran impacto en la opinión pública movimiento que sí hiciera oír sus discrimen contra la mujer y otros sobre el movimiento para la emanci­ planteamientos con fuerza =lectiva. sectores mayoritarios de la población. pación de la mujer. Siguiendo este marco conceptual, la Cre~mos , sin embargo, que los asamblea se proponía discutir y aprobar prejuicios en base de sexo, al igual que Por lo tanto, vamos a exponer aquí un pronunciamiento general sobre la el discrimen contra el negro, tienen algunas de nuestras impresiones de la mujer que reflejara el sentir y las metas profundas raíces sicológicas y permean asamblea constituyente de la federá­ del grupo. _ lo más íntimo del ser humano. cton, la cual se efectuó el 2 de febrero Algunas editoras de El Tacón de la en el Colegio de Ingenieros. Chancleta participamos en los prepara­ De manera que hay que bregar con tivos de la asamblea, asistimos a la este problema desde ahora, exigiendo ¿Cuál era la intención de crear una misma y aceptamos responsabilidades las reforll]as necesarias para iniciar un federación de mujeres? de trabajo dentro de los distintos cambio de actitudes. comités de la organización. Según dijera la carta de invitación a Creemos en la necesidad de una la asamblea, se pro.ponía formar un que durante buena Conf~samos o~~a~lÍzación ~o sólo organizada y "frente amplió" de mujeres que "re­ parte de la discusión que precedió la presentará los verdaderos intereses de dtngtda por muJeres sino que esté libre aprobación del pronunciamiento está­ de influencias político-partidistas. la mujer trabajadora" incluyendo los bamos realmente preocupadas con la sectores sindicales, periodísticos, reli­ mu.:ha atención que se le dió a la Se requiere, por lo tanto, una organi­ g:iosos, estudiantiles, militantes polí• discusión de teorías políticas que no zación femenina, para ayudar a las ticas y amas de casa. aplicaban al problema que nos trajo a mujeres a canalizar sus fuerzas hacia la asamblea: nuestra opresión como reconocer su opresión e iniciar la acción El propósito de esta organización era necesaria para combatir el discrimen. encauzar los intereses de la mujer mujeres. trabajadora y enfocar los problemas Los hombres no pueden realizar que ésta riene, describiendo su situación El argumento que más sobresalía en esta tarea por las q1ujeres. verdadera como grupo discriminado esta discusión fue el expresado por un · en esta sociedad. grupo de mujeres que adoptaron la postura tradicional de algunos partidos La mujer tiene que cobrar conciencia La asamblea logró movilizar 108 políticos, dond,e se considera que el ella misma, antes de salir a convertir el mujeres de 125 a 150 que se invitaron problema de la mujer se resolverá con mundo. Ella tiene que cobrar un sen­ en su capacidad individual y pertene­ una transformación de las presentes . tido de quien es ella como persona, de cientes a agrupaciones sindicales. Mu­ estructuras· económicas y poi í tic as. sus derechos, para luego exigirlos. chas ·de nosotras ya habíamos hablado Las editoras de El Tacón de la También notamos en dicha asamblea entre sí expresandó nuestra insatis­ Chancleta no podemos compartir este facción con las instituciones guberna­ un y resistencia a usar Ja palabra P.~nto de vtsta. Creemos que la resolu­ ":Ii~do mentales, religiosas y cívicas del país c~on del problema de la muJ·er femmtsmo en todo lo que se refrriera y como estas continúan perpetuando ..d como gruro oprmu o Y su reivindicacion de a la nueva organización femenina. el discrimen contra la mujer. ~u ugar en la sociedad para com artir •gual~ad de derechos y deberes ~o va Creemos que toda organización que También habíamos expresado nuestro a venrr con el tiempo asi por cue , . lucha por los derechos de la mujer descontento con los organismos polí• va a llegar con el derrumba •. st, dlll es un grupo feminista. Por lucha ticos y sindicales y como estas entidades mtento e un.as estructuras políticas y econó . ~ueremos decir una lucha desinteresada, tampoco llenan las necesidades de Jas ext~tcntes . nucas libre de maquinaciones para utilizar los mujeres puertorriqueñas. Cómo no se problemas de un grupo oprimido para preocupan, por ejemplo, en darle a la que no sea buscar una mujer verdadera participación en las ~tros. fme~. 0 uCion verdadera a' esos problemas. decisiones del grupo; cómo no se orienta una discusión seria del discrimen de la mujer en el empleo, la familia, la educación; cómo ·no se vela porque en Jos conventos colectivos se implanten med~das anti-discriminatorias y porque JUNTA EDITORIAL se attcndan las necesidades de los niños {Por orden alfabético) a través de programas de cuidado '\largarita Babl> ~iur~o; c ó~o dirigentes políticos y Maritza Durán Alméstica smdtcales vtven y practican la supre- Ronnie lovler macía mascUlina a costa de las mujeres. Alma Méndez Ríos G Ana l. Rivera Lassén M¡¡. , Por tal raz.ón, se pensó ag lutin ~n ..enoveva Rodríguez de Carrera nucleo de muJeres que compartían esta Elit:abeth Viveritu :\1ark Ilustraciones: lvonne Torres el tacón de la chancletl 3 febrero/1975 Es por esta razón que creemos que lQs partidos políticos deben quedar fuera de esta organización. Asimismo, las mujeres que se han desarrollado políticamente dentro de un partido, deben comprender que en una federación AMPLIA existen dife­ rentes grados de conciencia política y. de conciencia feminista. Para que los esfuerzos del frente amplio rindan fruto, se necesita tener tolerancia .Y comprensión en todos los niveles. (Foto El Tacón de la Chancleta por Maritza Durán,Alméstica) No le tenemos miedo a la palabrá feminismo y nos honra que nos descri­ PLA TAFORMA d e l a FEDERACIDN. ban como feministas. Hay que señalar, sin embargo, la responsabilidad que tenemos las mujeres que estamos co­ Es nuestra meta que durante este ~un arenc1on adecuada y otras facili­ brando conciencia de nuestro discrimen, afio, que ha sido declarad o por la dades relacionadas. de explorar el verdadero significado de Organización de las Naci ones Unidas -Que se implemente una _revisión lo que es el feminismo y el si tuar el uso como el Año Internacional de la Muj er, de esta paJabra en un contexto correcto hagamos un trabajo de capacitación y total del sistema de educación, sus frente a las ridiculizaciones y distor­ organización de las masas femeninas textos, -sus programas ·de estudios y su nuevo curso de educación sexual­ ciones que sobre el movimiento. de para que luchemos por lograr una sociedad más justa para hombres, entre otros- para eliminar la indoctri­ emancipación de la mujer se han .,•dón de roles es tereotipados que propagado. mujeres y niños. 'presentan a la mujer como un ser inferior y que no se le discrimine en En la asamblea prevalecían dos ideas: Algunos de los objetivos por Jos cuanto a oportunidades educativas. cuales nuestra organizaCión, la Fede­ una que propuk •ba una lucha clara­ ración de Mujeres Puertorriqueñas, mente feminista y, otra, propulsaba dará una batalla son los siguientes: una organización integrada por mujeres cuyos propósitos principales, quizas no - Que se active y se ponga en vigor . - Que se elimine de los I? edi?s de sea la lucha por nuestros derechos el Artículo ll- Carta de Derechos-de comunicación inasiva la uhbzac10n de como personas. la Constitución de Puerto Rico de la mujer como obj eto sexual. 1952, que garantiza iguald ad de los . Afortunadamente, después de varias sexos ante la ley. horas de discusión, el interés de hacer - Que se fomente la integración de · la mujer a las fuerzas productivas del ve rdad~ra justicia a la mujer prevaleció - Que se garantice igt¡al paga por país. y la asamblea aprobó un pronuncia­ igua l trabajo. miento donde se plantea que la nueva - Que se promueva la sindicalización federación tiene como propósito con­ - Que no seamos sub-utilizadas en de la mujer en todas las ramas del - cientizar a . la mujer sobre su explota­ los empleos y que se nos reconozca trabajo, incluyend.o las trabajadoras en ción como trabajadora y como mujer nuestra labor, tanto para ascensos, labores domésticas. a la vez que no discriminaría c~>1~tra como para posiciones de di rección. - Que cese i n m e di a t ame nt ~ . la mujeres por su afiliación poh tt~,o-J - Que se garantice salario completo _ partidista. A la vez, la federacton utilizacion de la mujer como cone]tllo y seguridad de empleo a la mujer de indias- en los experimentos con espera integrar cientos de m uJer~ s a la embarazada. métodos anticonceptivos y" esteriJiza­ lucha por una sociedad donde s~ JUzgue ción masiva. se le de igualdad de oportumdades a - Qu e , ~ eliminen las ll amadas " leyes ros seres humanos por su capacidad protectoras de la mu].er" qu e en rea h­ -Para vincular nuestra lu cha-con la individual y no por su sexo. dad son discriminatorias. lucha internacional de la mujer, Y participar en eventos internacionales. Creemos que el esfuerzo de la - Qu e se revisen las leyes en torno federación, que logró mobilizar más al contrato matrimonia l, especialm ente - Para luchar porque no se utilice la de 100 mujeres, tiene un gran potencial.
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