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Why we are the "other women" This book recognizes a reality, our
reality, that of the "other women." Why are we the "other women"?
Because we are women who, given the fact that we have not had the
chance to obtain an academic education, were silenced and have
remained outside of the spaces for public debate about women. This
exclusion is worse if we are immigrants or belong to an ethnic
minority. Those of us who are housewives, domestic workers or
factory workers, because we do not have academic degrees, do not
have spaces in which our voices can be heard, where we can say what
we want. At times women whose voices are heard, because they have
been able to go to university or have been leaders in the feminist
movement, speak for all of the other women who have not been able
to get a formal education, without asking us what it is we really
want or think. Through our participation in educational and
cultural centers and associations, many of us have formed
associations and women's groups. In this way, we are creating
spaces where we can discuss issues that we are concerned about:
solidarity among women, demands for better widows' pensions,
exploitation of domestic workers, etc. And we are organizing
ourselves to get our voices, demands and opinions about these
issues out there into the public debate.
Why we are the "other women" This book recognizes a reality, our
reality, that of the "other women." Why are we the "other women"?
Because we are women who, given the fact that we have not had the
chance to obtain an academic education, were silenced and have
remained outside of the spaces for public debate about women. This
exclusion is worse if we are immigrants or belong to an ethnic
minority. Those of us who are housewives, domestic workers or
factory workers, because we do not have academic degrees, do not
have spaces in which our voices can be heard, where we can say what
we want. At times women whose voices are heard, because they have
been able to go to university or have been leaders in the feminist
movement, speak for all of the other women who have not been able
to get a formal education, without asking us what it is we really
want or think. Through our participation in educational and
cultural centers and associations, many of us have formed
associations and women's groups. In this way, we are creating
spaces where we can discuss issues that we are concerned about:
solidarity among women, demands for better widows' pensions,
exploitation of domestic workers, etc. And we are organizing
ourselves to get our voices, demands and opinions about these
issues out there into the public debate.
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