Resumen de Empowerment processes in management and self-management in two rural communities
Nelly Lizbeth Ramírez López
, Silvia Pimentel Aguilar, Aurelio León Merino, Álvaro Reyes Toxqui
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 n77 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.
