Políticas públicas y vulnerabilidad económica y social de la mujer en el sector rural en la Provincia de Pichincha, periodo 2019-2022

Abstract

Abstract: Public policies in favor of rural women are designed to address and reduce the inequalities and specific challenges faced by these women, promoting, in turn, their integral development and improving their living conditions. Therefore, these types of policies are designed with a view to eliminating structural barriers and providing the tools and resources necessary for their empowerment and sustainable development, contributing to a more just and equitable society. The main objective of this study is to identify whether public policies have been generated in our country that contribute to mitigate the vulnerabilities of women in the rural sector of the Province of Pichincha, period 2019-2022. A qualitative methodology with descriptive research and documentary design was applied, making use of secondary sources, such as review of documents, reports, academic studies, current legislation and government policies related to women in the referred sector. In the results, it was determined that there is no specific public policy in Ecuador for women in the rural sector; there are public policies that benefit women in general, without discrimination of social, economic, religious, ethnic, etc. status. These policies are oriented to the gender approach and the reduction of violence against women. They are currently in the process of designing a specific public policy for the topic in question, but are only in the construction phase with technical roundtables, where the objectives of this next public policy will begin to be delineated.