Desafíos de la participación política: violencia y barreras para mujeres de diversas etnias en Ecuador.

Abstract

This research investigated the challenges of political participation, violence, and barriers faced by women of diverse ethnicities in Ecuador within the framework of the constitutional state of rights. The non-experimental and descriptive-level methodology was developed under a qualitative approach, utilizing dogmatic-legal, historical-logical, comparative, inductive-deductive, and synthetic-analytic methods, along with file analysis, literature review, and interviews with women from different ethnic groups. The results highlight the specific challenges faced by Ecuadorian women of various ethnicities in attaining and exercising participation and power in the political environment in terms of political violence and structural barriers from a legal perspective. Additionally, the research emphasizes the need for more regulation in Ecuadorian legislation to ensure inclusive political participation for women of diverse ethnicities and to limit violence in this context. Keywords: political violence, women, ethnicities, gender violence, rights