  At the same time, feminist activists started coupling their efforts with organizations that targeted policy change in favor of women and operated with a distinct language about violence, health, and human rights in tune with liberal politics (Gargallo 2004: 125). The concept of the autonomous individual reigned as the explanatory framework for development. Under the umbrella of individuality, people were responsible for their own survival and development which were dependent on their initiative in a market economy (Coba &amp; Herrera 2013: 18). In this context, the activist politics that had once characterized feminist organizing shifted to less radicalized organizational institutions. A substantial portion of the feminist movement that transitioned to institutions did so without critiquing economic policies and neoliberalism (Bastian Duarte 2012: 157). Institutionalized feminists started working alongside governments and agencies, which prioritized change in public policy but did not seek to investigate the roots of inequality that justified the need for policy change. Moreover, conditions emerged where NGO’s were able to offer specialized resources for women. In doing so, they promoted far-reaching gender discourse that was standardized with the universalizing criteria of the United Nations. With their hands tied by donors, these organizations were not necessarily mindful of the priorities of local organizations or their populations (Bastian Duarte 2012: 157). As a result, the infrastructure of institutionalization exacerbated existing power imbalances across ethnic and class lines.