Institutional agenda for the inclusion and political participation of rural nicaraguan women

Abstract

Introduction: In Nicaragua, the processes of articulating and establishing strategies to promote development in its various dimensions did not include a gender perspective until 2008. This study focuses on rural women as subjects and their inclusion in institutional agendas. Objective: analyze the evolution and progress in the institutional agenda for the inclusion and political participation of rural Nicaraguan women. Method: Using a qualitative and descriptive approach within the interpretive paradigm, the study examines contextual references and guidelines that have facilitated this process. The methodology combines documentary analysis techniques, including synthesis-analysis methods and empirical content analysis. Results: Three key factors contributing to the inclusion and political participation of rural women were identified: the modernization of the state legal framework, the adoption of an alternative development model, and the mainstreaming of the gender perspective. Conclusion: since 2007, Nicaragua has promoted a multisectoral strategy aimed at sustainable human development, integrated with a cross-cutting gender perspective. This has enabled significant progress in the political inclusion and participation of rural women, by recognizing their role as fundamental agents of development and strengthening their empowerment within the nation's institutional agenda.