Gender, Science and Feminism in Mexico

The purpose of this article is to introduce two Mexican women scientists in the field of natural sciences and to examine the obstacles in the way of their education and work in the historical context of Mexico in the second half of the twentieth century. The present article attempts to examine the role of feminist ideas and Mexican women's rights struggles in facilitating women's development in the field of science. These two women are part of the few women who have attended universities in this particular field and continue to work as university professors. For this research, I have used the views of anthropologists, historians, and philosophers, as well as women activists, journalists, and artists. Books, articles, interviews, as well as library studies, work and teaching experience during a decade of my life in Mexico have also been used. For this article, among the women scientists interviewed, I have chosen Julieta Fierro ([1]) and Valeria Souza (Valeria Souza) due to their long history in the field of exact sciences, the experience of living in the sixties until now as well as their participation in the Mexican feminist movement in the second half of the twentieth century. This article is part of a larger comparative study between Iran and Mexico that will be the subject of my doctoral dissertation. It seems that unlike the field of social sciences and art, the place of familiarity with the experiences and obstacles of women scientists in the field of science, technology, mathematics, and engineering [2], despite a series of studies, is still very empty in the study of women.

Therefore, the subject of the present study can be useful in developing feminist critique, especially for researchers working comparatively on Latin American issues between women and Latin America.