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Empowerment processes in management and self-management in two rural communities

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Objective: To draw attention to the empowerment in management and self-management that rural womencan achieve individually and collectively.Methodology: Two workshops were conducted with the participation of n77 people of the communities ofTepexilotla and Carrizal, in order to identify the abilities and capacities that facilitate a better life quality, andgreater personal and collective power for rural women.Results: There is a greater empowerment in the community of Tepexilotla than in Carrizal, because the firsthad training by academics from educational institutions, as opposed to Carrizal.Limitations on the study: Machismo as part of the patriarchy limits the participation and attendance ofwomen to the training workshops.Conclusions: The capacities, strategies and prominence are factors that foster the empowerment process inrural women, driving their participation in management and self-management.

Source: Agro Productividad

DOI: 10.32854/agrop.v16i12.2376

Authors: Nelly Lizbeth Ramírez-López, Silvia Pimentel-Aguilar, Aurelio León-Merino, Álvaro Reyes-Toxqui

Institutions: Colegio de Postgraduados, Chapingo Autonomous University

Language: English

Topic: Community and Sustainable Development

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth, No poverty

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología