Rol de la mujer indígena en los procesos de elección popular: Un enfoque cualitativo

Abstract

Thanks to the great struggles of women for their rights to equality, justice and democracy, spaces for participation have been conquered, however, women have still been marginalized. In this context, the present study aims to examine the participation of indigenous women belonging to political organizations, in the process of popular elections in the Saraguro, a study based on the focus group method, conversations with female leaders who are members of two organizations Relevant policies of the Saraguro canton, of which their participation in the selection and popular election processes can be determined, which identifies the gender inequality that still prevails, even when the woman participates, there are different forms of violence that they receive. For this, it is important to present strategies to increase the participation of women in the sectional popular election processes of the Saraguro.