Apoderament i educació social de dones i líders comunitàries
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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ISSN: 2339-6954, 1135-085X
Year of publication: 2019
Issue Title: Educació social i cultura de pau
Issue: 72
Pages: 149-164
Type: Article
More publications in: Educació social: Revista d'intervenció sòcioeducativa
Abstract
The promotion of gender equality and women’s rights in the overcoming of inequality, poverty and social exclusion is a challenge facing many countries today. In Colombia, women constitute the majority of the population and are also among those most severely affected by the impacts of socio-political violence. The following article examines the findings of a questionnaire in which women community leaders in the municipality of Yumbo, Colombia, were asked about the characteristics of their leadership, their education and their participation in the community. In-depth consideration of their responses bears witness to the importance of social education in the processes of women’s empowerment of women in community development.