“Order, family and freedom” Conservative ideology and gender in Chile at the beginning of the constituent process

Authors

  • Carmen Gloria Godoy Ramos Académica Escuela de Historia, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales e Historia, Universidad Diego Portales

Abstract

This work focuses on the arguments staded by representatives of organizations linked to the radical right in the Chilean parliamentary hearing procedures carried out between November 2019 and January 2020, due to discussion on parity in the constituent process and the project of Law on Comprehensive Sexual Education (ESI). The analysis focused on the discourse about the defense of the conventional family and the traditional order of genders, and shows how these organizations, ideologically conservative, resort to tradition and individual freedoms to oppose social transformations and the deepening of democracy.

Keywords:

Gender, conservative ideology, Chile, constituent process