Rural family small scaled companies, gender and power relationships. lenguazaque, cundinamarca case

Abstract

This study was made in cooperation with the male and female rural community of Lenguazaque, Department of Cundinamarca, with the objective of determining gender relationships as well as power relationships in rural family small scaled companies, following a methodological process both inductive and deductive. It was inductive because we developed activities with the community which enabled us to consolidate the present results. It was deductive because we considered theoretical sources to understand the dynamics of the rural world and its behavior in their relationships. As a result we acknowledged the vast participation of women in the development of agricultural and home related activities. This means that rural women improve the wellbeing of families and community in a dynamic and resolute way not recognized by their families and/or the government.