The Coordinación de Mujeres del Paraguay (Coordinating Body of Paraguayan Women, CMP) is a network of

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

organisations in Paraguay. The CMP was founded in 1987 or 1988.

History

At its inception the CMP consisted of fifteen Paraguayan women's groups. The initiative to form the CMP, led by

Mercedes Sandoval de Hempel Mercedes Sandoval de Hempel (February 8, 1919 – February 7, 2005) was a Paraguayan lawyer and feminist. She was one of the leading proponents of women's suffrage in the country, drafting the ' (Bill partially amending the Civil Code). In 1992, th ...

, has been characterised as a significant turning point in the articulation of women's rights after three decades of violent dictatorship under Alfredo Stroessner. After the dictatorship, the CMP showed a new professionalism in making the case for gender equality. On behalf of the CMP, Sandoval drafted Law 1/92, the law relating to marriage, of the Paraguayan

Civil Code A civil code is a codification of private law relating to property, family, and obligations. A jurisdiction that has a civil code generally also has a code of civil procedure. In some jurisdictions with a civil code, a number of the core ar ...

. In the

1998 Paraguayan general election General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 May 1998. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 Incumbent Juan Carlos Wasmosy could not run again, as the constitution limits the president to a single ...

the CMP presented a 13-point platform of feminist policy proposals.Developments in Latin American Political Economy: States, Markets and Actors – Google Books
/ref> In 1999 the CMP lobbied for a law explicitly outlawing

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against women, resulting in legislation in 2000. Groups under the umbrella of the CMP today are Aireana - Group for Lesbian Rights, the Trinidad Association, the Community Support Educational Base (BECA), the Documentation and Studies Center (CDE), Kuña Róga, and United in Hope (UNES). The group also includes individual members. Members have included Line Bareiro,

Gloria Rubin Gloria Beatriz Godoy Montórfano de Rubín (born 1943) is a Paraguayuan broadcasting executive, psychologist, feminist, and politician. From 2008 to 2013 she was Paraguay's Minister for Women's Affairs. Life Gloria Godoy was born on 26 March 1943 ...

. and Mirta Moragas.

References

External links

CMP's Facebook page
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