The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) carried out the illumination of two of its most representative spaces, the Central Library and the mural of the University Olympic Stadium, in purple as part of more than 400 activities scheduled to commemorate International Women's Day (8M). This action symbolizes recognition of the historical struggle for gender equality and the eradication of violence against women.
Under the motto 'Equality, Rights, and Power with and for All,' the Coordination for Gender Equality at UNAM (CIGU) called on the university community to join this commemoration, reinforcing the feminist struggle both inside and outside educational spaces.
The year 2025 is significant as it marks 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, an event that was a milestone in the global gender agenda. Three decades after this commitment, CIGU highlights the urgency of reflecting on the advances and pending debts in the fight for substantive equality, as well as the necessary strategies to combat the patriarchal system.
The Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, which took place in 1995, established a global framework to guarantee women's rights in all spheres of society. However, despite these efforts, inequalities persist and women continue to face structural violence, economic gaps, and limitations in access to various spaces.
In this context, the commemoration of 8M at UNAM seeks to create spaces for dialogue and action to demand justice and equity, addressing these issues from an intersectional, diverse, and community perspective. The university articulates its commemoration around four strategic axes: the right to education, the prevention and eradication of violence, culture, memory, and resistance, and action for substantive equality.
These axes are fundamental to placing the issues that represent opportunities to advance equality at the center of the university and social agenda. The illumination of the Central Library and the Olympic Stadium in purple is a symbol of support for the struggle for gender equality and will be visible until March 14, highlighting the historical murals present in these institutional spaces.
