  In this article we propose to give an account of the history of the Chilean
collective of women mathematicians. We will begin by describing the context of
the mathematical community in Chile and the process of forming the Collective,
together with the first objectives we set ourselves. Then we will continue with
an analysis of some reasons that support the need to create a group formed by
mathematical women and also the fact of choosing horizontality and autonomy as
structural pillars of our organization. On the other hand, we will refer to the
main activities that we have carried out and we will provide an overview of the
mathematical women's organizations that exist in Latin America. Finally, we
will conclude by talking about the research project to which some of the
members of the collective are dedicated nowadays (in particular the authors of
this article).
