Women's Empowerment: Evidence from the Corn-Tortilla Value Chain in the Central Valley’s Region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico.
This article explores the level of Women’s Empowerment (W’E) from six empowerment domains: decision-making, autonomy, access and control of resources, community participation, and participation in business management, within the context of the corn-tortilla value chain. A semi-structured questionnai...
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| author | Sánchez-Soriano, Marbella Toledo-López, Arcelia Acevedo-Martínez, Jorge Antonio Cruz-Cabrera, Blasa Celerina |
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| description | This article explores the level of Women’s Empowerment (W’E) from six empowerment domains: decision-making, autonomy, access and control of resources, community participation, and participation in business management, within the context of the corn-tortilla value chain. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data through the survey method and participant observation. The sample consisted of 136 women producers from two municipalities, 67 from Santa María Xadani in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and 69 from San Antonio de la Cal in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. The results highlight that women exercise five of the six explored domains of empowerment, two with high levels and three with medium levels of empowerment. The women’s income from selling their corn tortillas is used to buy food, raw materials, and health services. Much of their time is spent on corn tortilla production and marketing, and household activities. Finally, this study makes implications for public policy to contribute with the generation of strategies that raise the levels of W’E in agrifood systems in rural contexts.
JEL Codes: I31, J16, P42, Q01, R11
Received: 13/01/2023. Accepted: 24/05/2023. Published: 26/06/2023. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-155072024-04-25T04:43:26Z Women's Empowerment: Evidence from the Corn-Tortilla Value Chain in the Central Valley’s Region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. Empoderamiento de la mujer: evidencia en la cadena de valor de maíz- tortilla en la región de Valles Centrales y el Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México. Sánchez-Soriano, Marbella Toledo-López, Arcelia Acevedo-Martínez, Jorge Antonio Cruz-Cabrera, Blasa Celerina women's empowerment entrepreneurship sustainable development gender corn-tortilla value chain empoderamiento de la mujer emprendimiento desarrollo sostenible género cadena de valor de maíz-tortilla This article explores the level of Women’s Empowerment (W’E) from six empowerment domains: decision-making, autonomy, access and control of resources, community participation, and participation in business management, within the context of the corn-tortilla value chain. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data through the survey method and participant observation. The sample consisted of 136 women producers from two municipalities, 67 from Santa María Xadani in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and 69 from San Antonio de la Cal in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. The results highlight that women exercise five of the six explored domains of empowerment, two with high levels and three with medium levels of empowerment. The women’s income from selling their corn tortillas is used to buy food, raw materials, and health services. Much of their time is spent on corn tortilla production and marketing, and household activities. Finally, this study makes implications for public policy to contribute with the generation of strategies that raise the levels of W’E in agrifood systems in rural contexts. JEL Codes: I31, J16, P42, Q01, R11 Received: 13/01/2023. Accepted: 24/05/2023. Published: 26/06/2023. Este artículo explora el nivel de empoderamiento de las mujeres (EM) a partir de seis dominios: toma de decisiones, autonomía, acceso y control de los recursos, participación comunitaria y participación en gestión empresarial, dentro del contexto de la cadena de valor de maíz-tortilla. Se utilizó un cuestionario semiestructurado para recolectar datos a través del método de encuesta y la observación participante. La muestra fue integrada por 136 productoras originarias de dos municipios, 67de Santa María Xadani de la región Istmo de Tehuantepec y 69 de San Antonio de la Cal de la región Valles Centrales en Oaxaca, México. Los resultados destacan que las mujeres ejercen cinco de los seis dominios explorados de empoderamiento. Dos dominios con niveles altos y tres dominios con niveles medios de empoderamiento. Los resultados cualitativos indican que los recursos monetarios que las mujeres obtienen de la venta de sus tortillas son destinados a comprar alimentos, materia prima y servicios médicos. Gran parte de su tiempo es dedicado a la producción y comercialización de tortillas, y a actividades del hogar. Finalmente, este estudio genera implicaciones a las políticas públicas para apoyar la construcción de estrategias que eleven los niveles de EM en los sistemas agroalimentarios de los contextos rurales. Códigos JEL: I31, J16, P42, Q01, R11Recibido: 13/01/2023. Aceptado: 24/05/2023. Publicado: 26/06/2023. Unidad Editorial UPTC 2023-06-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion "text" application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/inquietud_empresarial/article/view/15507 10.19053/01211048.15507 Inquietud Empresarial; Vol. 23 No. 1 (2023): Inquietud Empresarial 23(1) January-June 2023; 1-18 Inquietud Empresarial; Vol. 23 Núm. 1 (2023): Inquietud Empresarial 23(1) Enero-Junio 2023; 1-18 0121-1048 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/inquietud_empresarial/article/view/15507/13030 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/inquietud_empresarial/article/view/15507/14031 Derechos de autor 2023 Marbella Sánchez-Soriano, Arcelia Toledo-López, Jorge Antonio Acevedo-Martínez, Blasa Celerina Cruz-Cabrera https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| spellingShingle | women's empowerment entrepreneurship sustainable development gender corn-tortilla value chain empoderamiento de la mujer emprendimiento desarrollo sostenible género cadena de valor de maíz-tortilla Sánchez-Soriano, Marbella Toledo-López, Arcelia Acevedo-Martínez, Jorge Antonio Cruz-Cabrera, Blasa Celerina Women's Empowerment: Evidence from the Corn-Tortilla Value Chain in the Central Valley’s Region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
| title | Women's Empowerment: Evidence from the Corn-Tortilla Value Chain in the Central Valley’s Region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
| title_alt | Empoderamiento de la mujer: evidencia en la cadena de valor de maíz- tortilla en la región de Valles Centrales y el Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México. |
| title_full | Women's Empowerment: Evidence from the Corn-Tortilla Value Chain in the Central Valley’s Region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
| title_fullStr | Women's Empowerment: Evidence from the Corn-Tortilla Value Chain in the Central Valley’s Region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women's Empowerment: Evidence from the Corn-Tortilla Value Chain in the Central Valley’s Region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
| title_short | Women's Empowerment: Evidence from the Corn-Tortilla Value Chain in the Central Valley’s Region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
| title_sort | women s empowerment evidence from the corn tortilla value chain in the central valley s region and the isthmus of tehuantepec oaxaca mexico |
| topic | women's empowerment entrepreneurship sustainable development gender corn-tortilla value chain empoderamiento de la mujer emprendimiento desarrollo sostenible género cadena de valor de maíz-tortilla |
| topic_facet | women's empowerment entrepreneurship sustainable development gender corn-tortilla value chain empoderamiento de la mujer emprendimiento desarrollo sostenible género cadena de valor de maíz-tortilla |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/inquietud_empresarial/article/view/15507 |
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