This groundbreaking collection examines how feminist urbanism is transforming Latin American cities through innovative care policies and grassroots organizing. Drawing on cases from Mexico City, Bogotá, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro and beyond, the book reveals how feminist activists, bureaucrats and community organizations are challenging patriarchal spatial orders by reimagining urban infrastructure around care and social reproduction. The book showcases concrete interventions—from care blocks and collective kitchens to gender violence policies—that demonstrate how feminism movements are reshaping urban governance and citizenship. Highlighting innovation and best practice, the collection offers inspiring reading for scholars, planners and policy makers seeking equitable urban futures.
Charmain Levy is Professor in International Development Studies at the University of Outaouais (UQO) Quebec. Ana Laura Rodríguez Gustá is Professor in the School of Politics and Government at the National University of San Martín.
Part 1: Conceptual Foundations of Feminist UrbanismMunicipal Policy and Care Introduction - Charmain Levy and Ana Laura Rodríguez Gustá Part 2: Feminist Policies in Practice 1. Building Utopias in Iztapalapa, Mexico City - Jill Wigle, Karol Yanez Soria and Lorena Zárate 2. Towards a Caring City?: Insights from the Care Blocks in Bogotá - Isabel Duque Franco 3. Feminist Soft Infrastructure and Policy Success: Montevideo’s Femocrats and Fortalecidas Program for Women’s Empowerment - Lena Fontela Kops, Natalia Guidobono Genisans, Mariana Rodríguez Espinosa and Ana Laura Rodríguez Gustá 4. Feminism and Urban Citizenship: The Impact of Feminist Policies in Brazil - Mariana Barbosa de Souza Part 3: Grassroots Feminist Praxis 5. Feminist and Religious Territorialities: Grassroots Women’s Organisations in Moreno, Argentina - Abril García Mur6. Collective Kitchens as a Feminist Care Policy and Practice?: The Case of the Comedores Comunitarios in Mexico City - Françoise Montambeault and Nora Nagels 7. Women from Favelas and Popular Urban Feminism in Rio de Janeiro - Nilza Rogéria de Andrade Nunes and Anne-Marie VeillettePart 4: Comparative Insights and Lessons Learned Conclusion - Clara Irazábal Afterword - Charmain Levy and Ana Laura Rodríguez Gustá