Gender identity and political participation: experiences of women with grassroots leadership in political parties in Aguascalientes

This article will reflect, from a gender perspective, on the people doing the grassroots work of political parties composed mostly by women who have also acquired leadership at the community level by participating mainly in social management activities. We will delve into the challenges this sector...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Alonso González, Claudia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE AGUASCALIENTES
Repositorio:Caleidoscopio
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uaa.mx:article/119
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uaa.mx/index.php/caleidoscopio/article/view/119
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:gender identity
political participation
leadership
political parties
identidad de género
participación política
liderazgos
partidos políticos
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Sumario:This article will reflect, from a gender perspective, on the people doing the grassroots work of political parties composed mostly by women who have also acquired leadership at the community level by participating mainly in social management activities. We will delve into the challenges this sector faces through their political participation. We will observe that while these women develop significant social capital at the community level, it fails to be translated into political capital to generate better opportunities within the party. This does not only create disadvantages of gender but also of class status and education. In the second part of the article, we will discuss the transformations of gender identity that are related to political activity and leadership development.