Abstract
Latin America has been characterized by historical gender, ethnic, and racial inequalities, reflected in gaps in the well-being, recognition, autonomy, and exercise of rights of women concerning men and indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants concerning non-indigenous populations nor Afro-descendants. One of the impacts that these inequalities have is forced migration in the face of political, criminal, or social violence that drives families and peoples into exile. Uneven development, coupled with ethnic, political, and religious conflicts, have been the main causes of internal displacement and forced migration in Chiapas. The work focuses on the case of Tzotzil women, who for a little over 5 years have been developing their economic life on the streets in the city of Querétaro. From a qualitative perspective, which emphasizes the perception of those who have been victims of this problem through in-depth interviews and emotional encounters that enable the exchange. It is part of a broader investigation, the first results are presented to identify the inequalities that led them to migrate, characteristics of mobility, as well as a general diagnosis of the conditions in which they live. Considering in the analysis the gender and intersectional perspective that allows us to understand how the different inequalities intersect when we talk about indigenous, rural, and migrant women -to highlight the different problems faced at the destination.
Presenters
Ilithya GuevaraProfesora-investigadora, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Intersectionality, Forced Migration, Gender, Indigenous Women
