Real iron ladies! Women as vanguard in the consolidation of the Revolution

Published at: 15/08/2024 05:00 PM

From street leaders, communities and Bolívar-Chávez Battle Units (UBCH), to popular leaders, ministers, the First Combatant and the Vice President of the Republic herself, the true iron ladies of Venezuela are with the Bolivarian Revolution, where they are daily at the forefront of struggles for collective development, the well-being of People and the consolidation of the Socialist Homeland.

There are countless names of women who, publicly and anonymously, have contributed more than a grain of sand to achieve significant advances in Venezuela, in all sectors, such as the economic, political and social sectors, during the more than 25 years of the revolutionary process, led by Commander Hugo Chávez and now by President Nicolás Maduro.

Throughout history, one of the main forms of discrimination suffered by women has been political, an exercise that had been confiscated as a form of privilege and perpetuation of patriarchy, but the Bolivarian Revolution has significantly increased women's participation in Venezuelan politics. By 1997, less than 6% of legislators were women. Today, this percentage has increased to 50%.

This is something that the extreme right does not like and has not bothered to hide it, but the Constitution of the Republic and the Special Regulations to Guarantee Equity in Representation, of 2015, promote the equal participation of women in politics, which has allowed them to hold important positions in the main powers of the State, such as the presidency of the National Assembly, the National Electoral Council and the Court Supreme Court of Justice.

The participation of real iron ladies has expanded in the judicial sphere and has grown from 6% in 1999 to 50% in 2024. In the armed forces, women have reached high ranks such as Generala, Admiranta and Rear Admiranta, historic events in Venezuela, playing a leading role in every space of national life.

Feminist socialism

In 2010, Commander Hugo Chávez declared the feminist nature of the Bolivarian Revolution. “I am a feminist, I fight and will fight relentlessly for Venezuelan women to occupy the space they have to occupy in the heart and soul of the new homeland, of the socialist revolution,” he said then, but already in 2009 he had stated that “without the true liberation of women, the full liberation of peoples would be impossible, and I am convinced that a true socialist must also be a true feminist”.

President Maduro, continuing the legacy of Commander Chávez, has ratified his vindictive commitment and his support for women's social achievements, promoting leadership spaces for women to contribute to the country's integral development.

“Let us increasingly be a government of women, by women, for women. A true feminist government,” she once emphasized .

Misogyny and False Patriots

This vision contrasts with the reprehensible misogyny demonstrated by the leaders of opposition extremism, the surnames that were once a government and established patriarchy as a fundamental aspect of their policies.

Thus, the former far-right candidate for the presidential elections of July 28, Edmundo González Urrutia, revealed his contempt for women and his leading role in politics. Recently, a series of misogynistic and racist comments came to light by the representative of the Unitary Platform (PU).

“Even if she's a donkey, even if she's a prostitute, even if she smells nasty, they have to put her because she has a 'spoon',” said the former presidential candidate in 2015, referring to the condition that 40% of the candidates for the National Assembly elections, then, should be women.

In the audio, González Urrutia disparages the gender parity measures conditioned by the National Electoral Council (CNE), and uses derogatory terms to refer to women, to extend his disdain to other social groups. His words not only reflect a misogynistic attitude, but also a rejection of diversity and inclusion, fundamental pillars of a democratic society.

Now the misogynist acts as a puppet of María Corina Machado, alias “la Sayo” whom the hegemonic media have tried to highlight as a “patriotic fighter”, under the name of “iron lady ”, does not represent millions of women who really fight every day for a better country.

The record of Sayo against Venezuela is large, and involves the repeated request for military invasions against the country, criminal sanctions, blockade, to calls for confrontations between the people themselves and the promotion of messages of hate against the real iron ladies, who are with the Bolivarian Revolution.

Comanditos del Terror

The last actions of this duo were carried out by their terror commanders, who took to the streets after election day, once the victory of the candidate of the revolutionary forces, Nicolás Maduro, was announced.

Machado, the current leader of Vente Venezuela, is politically disqualified, precisely because of her call for sanctions, for committing crimes of treason. His position is to ask for the intervention of another country in Venezuela, but he is the one who carried out the candidacy of the puppet Edmundo González.

This woman with a thirst for power has called people to the streets, after the results of the CNE, following the same script as her predecessors, so as not to recognize the electoral results. In this sense, he armed and paid groups of young people to organize their “commandos” and carry out the revolt after the elections, with vandalism and criminal acts, as well as calls for hate that ended in the murder of people, including two popular Chavista leaders.

Although, on this occasion, justice is and will be relentless, the Bolivarian Government remains firm in inviting a dialogue of peace and union among Venezuelans, respecting the country's laws, the constitution and national sovereignty.

Mazo News Team