Gender equality machinery (GEM) and democratic reversal: research agendas in Latin America

This note analyzes GEM’s research agenda in Latin America amid democratic reversals. Contextually, two factors are highlighted: the rise of conservative anti-gender actors and high levels of intersectional inequalities challenging plural and democratic feminist political projects. From this, three discussions are proposed: (1) conceptualizing success and GEMs, (2) advancing comparative analysis of insiders in Latin America, and (3) integrating intersectional and dissident sexualities in the future research.