Violencia política de género en las organizaciones políticas del cantón Cuenca: el protagonismo de la mujer, entre la democracia y la exclusión

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Abstract: This thesis addresses the issue of gender-based political violence in political organizations in the canton of Cuenca, analyzing the role of women between democracy and exclusion. The objective is to investigate the causes, consequences, and manifestations of gender-based political violence within political organizations in the canton of Cuenca. The methodology has a mixed approach, qualitative with a literature review of reliable sources on the background of gender-based political violence, and quantitative because a survey is applied to 10 women who are politically active in the canton of Cuenca. The results confirm that women are subjected to disqualification of their abilities, exclusion from decision-making spaces, inequality in the distribution of resources, harassment, and other practices that force them to resign. It is concluded that in the canton of Cuenca, it is necessary to implement public policies aimed at eradicating gender-based political violence, with monitoring and sanctions for those who commit practices that violate women's political participation, as well as training for all citizens, in order to guarantee real protection for women in the political sphere.