The exclusivist nature of Latin America's political systems reached its peak under military governments in the 1970s, particularly in Argentina and Chile. As a consequence of this divisional rule, the women's participation in collective actions related to the fight for their rights and identity has increased significantly in order to combat the prevailing ideological weight of femininity. Women in Latin America began to participate in protests and social demonstrations to combat the patriarchal family model that had established itself as the accepted form of government - an idea regarding the subordination of women by being anchored to the strongly cohesive family group that forms the basis of l the entire system of social relations and the division of labor and areas of activity between men and women. Craske argues that women have gained a greater voice and presence in the region's politics and their participation in social movements has had a considerable impact on women's empowerment and led some to deepen their political participation. Using Argentina and Chile, the issues that women in these countries embraced through their movements from the 1960s to the 1980s will be explored. In 1973, Chile witnessed the emergence of a militaristic leader: Augusto Pinochet. The Pinochet dictatorship that controlled Chile during this period led to a society filled with fear, repression, and suffering. Some, such as Alicia Frohmann and Teresa Valdés, argued that this was especially true for Chilean women active in the struggle for survival. Clandestinely, women began to form "underground" organizations that played a significant role in opposing the dictatorship as the government developed... middle of paper...empowerment, the desire to be seen in the political world, gender-fueled economic inequalities and the fight against “machismo”. It seems that a common idea that consistently appears in these movements is the resilient importance of “motherhood” that seems to rise above class and highlight the irrelevance of belonging or political boundaries. Beyond that, there appears to be another clear form of continuity between these movements: gender identity. Some argue that women are demanding rights and gaining a voice and are no longer passive observers of the political process but above all have greater autonomy and power to decide their own future, but a valid question, however, is: are these inequalities also entrenched? deeply into Latin American societies or the movements that these women led and fought for transformed the traditional ideological position of these nations?