Análisis de la influencia de género en la gestión comunitaria del agua en el barrio Santán, parroquia Ignacio Flores, cantón Latacunga, provincia de Cotopaxi

Abstract

The gender approach is a category of analysis and pays attention to the established relationships and roles between men and women, based on norms, values and beliefs given by society. The present research sought to identify the gender factors that influenced the communitarian distribution of water, for which semi-structured interviews were applied to 39 key informants: water managers and users. The results show the mechanisms of relationship between naturalized men and women in the community, such as: The results show mechanisms of relationships between men and women accepted in the community, such as: traditional gender roles that discriminate one of them, power relations and hierarchies that move from the space private to the public, influencing the unequal distribution of the benefits of water among users. Another important aspect was the perception of water as an economic resource, the social dimension is weak in planning, infrastructure and water management, understanding the social dimension could facilitate community mechanisms for the real participation of men and women in the decisions on the use and management of water resources.