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The article focuses on the work of the feminist architects in Dominican Republic. It mentions about their its contribution to the incorporation of the gender perspective in the reflection on Dominican social and popular housing and challenges of the city. It also informs on the contributions that feminism can make in the task of re-thinking our individual, family and collective habitat in the ongoing crisis of COVID-19 pandemic.

The article focuses on the history of social housing in Dominican Republic. It mentions that the notion of spatial continuity, defended by famous architects, has been built de facto by women, because, as we have seen, it is a fundamental need in precarious environments, where women are always the majority, for well-known reasons.