Mujer Ahora

Mujer Ahora is a Uruguayan feminist workers' cooperative founded in 1989 by, among others, Cristina Grela and Fanny Samuniski, who remain active in the organization. Based in Montevideo, it works to defend and promote women's human rights and their individual, social and political development. Its work covers gender-based violence against women, economic autonomy and labour insertion, sexual and reproductive rights, citizen participation and justice. The cooperative carries out training, consultancies and awareness-raising programmes, and engages in public policy advocacy, including promoting legal changes such as the criminalization of femicide in Uruguay. It is recognized for its labour insertion programmes, which aim to provide women with tools for formal employment or personal entrepreneurship. Mujer Ahora is part of the Uruguayan Network against Domestic and Sexual Violence, the Pro National Integrated Care System Network (Red Pro Cuidados), and FCPU (Federation of Production Cooperatives of Uruguay), among other networks. Among its milestones, it participated in a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) where, together with other feminist organizations, it raised the need for a more robust legal framework to protect women victims of violence. On 16 March 2015, Mujer Ahora, together with MYSU and IACI, called on the Uruguayan State to criminalize femicide in the Penal Code during a hearing before the IACHR of the OAS. The organization continues to offer a range of events and training, such as seminars on sexual harassment in work and educational settings, feminist legal gatherings, and clinics on addressing gender-based violence, as listed on its website.

Mujer Ahora was founded in 1989 as a workers' cooperative by feminists in Uruguay, including Cristina Grela and Fanny Samuniski, who continue to work in the organization. From its base in Montevideo, it has developed a multifaceted approach to defending women's rights, combining direct services, training, consultancies and public policy advocacy. Over the decades, it has been involved in key legislative and policy debates, notably advocating for the criminalization of femicide in Uruguay. On 16 March 2015, together with MYSU and IACI, it presented a case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the OAS, urging the Uruguayan State to classify femicide as a crime in the Penal Code. The organization is part of several networks, including the Uruguayan Network against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Red Pro Cuidados, and FCPU. It continues to offer a wide range of activities, such as seminars on sexual harassment in work and educational settings, feminist legal gatherings, and clinics on addressing gender-based violence, as evidenced by its website's event listings for 2024, 2025 and 2026.

• 2015

  On 16 March, together with MYSU and IACI, called on the Uruguayan State to criminalize femicide in the Penal Code during a hearing before the IACHR of the OAS.

• 1989

  Founded as a workers' cooperative by feminists in Uruguay, including Cristina Grela and Fanny Samuniski.

Feminist workers' cooperative focused on women's human rights, training and advocacy in Uruguay.

Product categories. Training programmes · Consultancies · Awareness-raising programmes · Labour insertion programmes · Public policy advocacy

1. 1INICIO | Mujer ahora | Quienes Somos | Capacitación | Consultoríasmujerahora.org.uy
2. 2Mujer Ahora - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Mujer Ahora - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia librees.wikipedia.org