participación de la mujer en los procesos de gobernabilidad, en el gad municipal de machala, año 2024

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to analyze the level of women's participation in governance processes in the Municipal Government of Machala, year 2024, highlighting the main problems that hinder the inclusion of women in decision-making and public administration in order to understand the impact of gender inequality in the local administrative structure. This phenomenon of study responds to the problem of inequality between men and women in the contexts of political intervention, despite the fact that throughout history there have been legal and social advances at the national and international level. In this context, the social relevance of this research lies in promoting equal rights and opportunities for both genders in order to strengthen democracy and promote an inclusive environment within public administration institutions. The issue is based on the functionalist structural theory to understand that society is a system made up of various parts that work together to maintain stability and balance, therefore being a conservative and sexist society it is necessary to understand the existing gender inequalities and the reason for the resistance to maintain the patriarchal system, being important factors to create changes based on the gender vision for a fair, equal and balanced environment. On the other hand, the methodology implemented is a mixed approach that combines quantitative and qualitative research for the application of surveys and interviews, to collect statistical data as well as subjective data in order to have a clear understanding of the problem situation of women within the Machala Municipal Government. The universe of this study is 444 women working in the GAD Municipal de Machala, and then a representative sample was calculated to obtain concrete results that allow us to have a clear vision of the problem. In addition, the research has a hypothetical-deductive approach for the formulation of hypotheses that were tested during the time of the study. According to the results of the research, it is evident that women are facing several barriers that keep them from participating in governance processes: gender stereotypes, limited economic resources, lack of support from political parties and their minimal participation in political or public administration matters. As a result, the findings show that women working in the Machala Municipal Government have a high level of commitment and professionalism, however, they are disappointed and frustrated by the dynamics of exclusion that persist between men and women. Data collected shows that the empowerment of women and their active participation in politics are necessary to achieve a society with equitable representation that is reflected in social reality, which is one of the reasons why it is important to train women and make them visible in public administration. It should be mentioned that the results obtained served as input to develop a proposal that aims to promote women's leadership in the Municipal Government through training in skills, communication and decision making to strengthen active participation in governance processes and effective public management, in order to develop different activities to be developed together with those responsible for the implementation. Regarding the viability of the research work, it was considered viable in its four dimensions in the implementation of the proposal, likewise the operational resources proposed will be provided by the facilitators of the proposal, while in economic terms a budget of $9,024 is set for the execution of the different activities described in the proposal's program. In conclusion, this research work aims to create an inclusive environment that facilitates women's full participation in politics and public administration, in order to provide a better understanding of the issue and to assist public institutions in the development of public policy and practice.