Articulaciones de edad y género en la construcción de feminidades en un programa de prevención del delito juvenil

Abstract

This article analizes the interplay between gender and age in thefemale construction that takes place on a crime prevention programmeset in Buenos Aires. The argument is inscribed within discussions aboutthe central role that State plays in both social exclusion and inclusion.Firstly, the article reconstructs how a male orientated programme justifiesthe inclusion of girls, gendering the risk situations in which they wouldmeet. Secondly, the article states what kind of impact that processhas on young femininities. The results show that while the programmelegitimizes girls needs, it also restricts juvenile and female experience.However, this process would not be seen as a contrariness by youthwomen.