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- Title
Turismo comunitario y género: la incorporación de las mujeres al proyecto turístico del Ejido El Rosario, Ocampo, México.
- Authors
Rodríguez, G.; Vizcarra, I.
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to understand the participation of women in the community based touristic project of El Rosario, Michoacán, Mexico, located within the protected natural area of the Biosphere Reserve of the Monarch Butterfly, as well as knowing how women distribute the benefits from their participation. The study was carried out between 2013 and 2014, using qualitative (17 semi-structured interviews and participating observation) and quantitative techniques (descriptive statistics from 20 questionnaires). Women participate in most of the operational activities of the project, except those which are assigned exclusively to men, such as guiding the visitors on horse rides. The direction Committee of the project follows the rules of the Ejido Assembly, hence women do not participate in decision making. However, they have certain freedom to use the income obtained. It is concluded that community based projects must be designed with a gender perspective in order to be successful, if not, they will only reinforce the existing inequalities.
- Publication
Spanish Journal of Rural Development, 2015, Vol 6, p55
- ISSN
2171-1216
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5261/2015.ESP1.05