Women in Contemporary Mexican Politics II (proceedings), April 12-13, 1996

The April 12-13, 1996 conference, sponsored by the Ford Foundation-Mexico City and the Mexican Center of ILAS, with additional support from the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Institute of Latin American Studies, focused on women's political participation, local and regional politics, and affirmative action. Many of the same Mexican politicians, party officials, grassroots leaders, and academics as last year, in addition to several prominent new faces, gathered to discuss these topics in the "neutral" space provided by the U.S. academic location. Despite the current legal battle regarding affirmative action at the University of Texas, the Mexican participants welcomed the opportunity to continue their discussions away from Mexican journalists, party debates, and personal interruptions.