One of Latin America s most conservative countries to make history with new constitution Liam Miller © Provided by NBC News
SANTIAGO, Chile Seated alongside 154 elected members of Chile’s new constitutional assembly, young feminist Giovanna Roa, 34, and many other female delegates wore purple and green neckerchiefs bearing the slogan Nunca más sin nosotras, meaning Never again without us.
The words are linked to the fight for women’s rights, which has been intensifying in recent years in Chile and is achieving milestones in the wake of the protests that rocked the country in 2019.
Last Sunday, Roa attended the constitutional assembly’s first convention to begin creating the world’s first constitution to be drafted by an equal number of women and men. The historic moment is a direct result of the 2019 protests that challenged inequality in one of Latin America’s most socially conservative countries.
Making history: Chileans start work on first constitution equally drafted by women, men
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One of Latin America s most conservative countries to make history with new constitution
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