La participación de las mujeres en las Juntas Administradoras de Agua Potable y Saneamiento de la microcuenca del Machángara conforme al marco jurídico ecuatoriano en el periodo 2014 a 2018

Abstract

This research work analyzes the normative framework and national and international public policies, regarding the participation of women in community water management as an element to exercise the human right to water. In the methodology, the survey tool is used, which was applied to the users of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Administration Boards (JAAPS), located in the province of Azuay, in the south of Ecuador, belonging to the Machángara micro-basin; as well as the focus group applied to the representatives of the directives; with the purpose of determining the degree and the physical and social factors that affect the participation of women. The main results that the research found were that 100% of the JAAPS studied have a male president and 58.96% of the people do not know women who are part of the directives; however, 98.11% of respondents agreed with the establishment of a quota regulation. Despite this, it must be considered that 67.79% of women consider that there are barriers to participation. It follows that there is an influence of gender roles in the participation of men and women in community water management, which negatively affect their lives.