Incidencia de los micro-créditos de la corporación En las Huellas del Banco Grameen que reciben las mujeres del cantón Loja, en sus relaciones de pareja y de familia durante el año 2015

Abstract

Abstract: This research was conducted in the parishes of Sucre and El Valle in the province of Loja with a group of low-income women affected by the socioeconomic crisis and gender inequality that aggravated their exclusion. Based on the women's experience using microcredits and its empowerment process, a baseline was implemented in two urban sectors. The results confirmed the hypothesis of the research: the use of microcredits has a positive impact on the personal and family life of the participating women. A representative sample from both groups was selected and the variables included: family relationships, gender equality and the wellbeing of women and their families when using microcredits. The research on collaborative microcredit practices was contextualized primarily as a community process and secondarily as an institutional process. It is particularly interesting to learn about the historical process of this practice of survival and solidarity that has being around for over thirty years and that originated from civil societies initiatives and is now being gradually adopted by the national state since the beginning of the 21st century.