Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

A debate about feminism at UNAM with an all-male panel is under fire

A debate about feminism with an all-male panel at Mexico’s biggest university is under fire on social media for its lack of women, although the panel moderator says it was an attempt at portraying men’s roles.

The panel led by feminist and anthropologist Marta Lamas and featuring 11 men discussing feminism, rights and the market has been criticized online as “feminism for dummies” and prompted one participant to drop out.

Set for Oct. 11, the event is entitled “Marta Lamas in Dialogue with XY,” a reference to male chromosomes.

Online, critics called it a case of “mansplaining . . .

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