scholarly journals Participación de las mujeres indígenas de Rama Cay, RAAS, en los espacios de toma de decisión

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-52
Author(s):  
Narda Wilson Blandford

El estudio ha versado sobre la participación de las mujeres indígenas rama de la comunidad de Rama Cay en los espacios de la toma de decisiones. El objetivo planteado fue comprender la lógica estructural de esta dinámica. Se implementó la metodología cualitativa y se enfocó en la Teoría Crítica, particularmente la que se inscribe en el conocimiento de las reglas implícitas que generan actuación e interpretación. Técnicamente se describe e interpreta la actuación de las mujeres ramas en determinados contextos políticos, lo cual implica necesariamente adentrarse en las esferas del poder.   El estudio presenta la situación de la mujer indígena rama de la comunidad de Rama Cay en los espacios de toma de decisiones, las limitantes y los desafíos a fin de lograr una mayor integración y participación cualitativa en estos ámbitos. SummaryThe study is focused on the participation of Rama’s indigenous women from the community of Rama Cay in decision-making spaces. The objective was to understand the structural logic of this dynamic. Qualitative methodology was implemented and it focused on the critical theory, particularly those that are inscribed in the knowledge of the implicit rules that generate action and interpretation. Technically it describes and interprets the performance of the Rama’s women in certain political contexts, which necessarily involves getting inside the spheres of power.The study presents the situation of indigenous women from Rama Cay community in decision-making spaces, as well as the constraints and challenges to achieve greater integration and qualitative participation in these areas.

MUSAS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefina Goberna-Tricas ◽  
Ainoa Biurrun-Garrido

Introduction In Spain the use of epidurals for pain relief during childbirth is widespread. Currently, we can observe a progressive change in attitude towards a less interventionist care and the use of non-pharmacological methods to reduce pain, unless the woman has left instructions otherwise. Aims To explore the decision-making process concerning pain relief methods in childbirth in order to detect the elements of vulnerability that are present in said process and examine the demands directed towards healthcare professionals. Methodology This study has applied a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological theoretical-methodological approach. The technique used to obtain information was the semistructured individual interview. The study was carried out in Catalonia. The participants were 17 adult women with low-risk pregnancies. Results Three categories have been identified after the analysis: (a) Completion of the birth plan: an approach to the decision; (b) The rationale of the decision: resources and barriers; and (c) The approach to pain in childbirth: elements of vulnerability. Conclusions Women do not always make firm decisions when completing the birth plan; The decisions expressed may be statements of intent. At the time of delivery, the perceived pain can be experienced as a threat that makes them feel vulnerable. The role of midwives and other healthcare professionals is to help work out this sense of vulnerability.


Author(s):  
Leonor Tereso Ramírez ◽  
Marcos Sandoval Cruz

El objetivo de la investigación es comprender el acceso a espacios políticos de las mujeres indígenas, mediante la historia oral de la primera mujer agente municipal de la Región Triqui Alta, Oaxaca, México. Se traen como referencia teórica los conceptos de poder, comunalidad y resistencias, así mismo posicionamos la crítica desde una lectura del feminismo comunitario, que reconoce los procesos por los cuales las mujeres indígenas resisten las múltiples opresiones derivadas de diversas intersecciones como clase, etnia y género. El diseño de la investigación es exploratorio-descriptivo, utilizando un enfoque cualitativo basado en el método de casos que recupera la historia Oral de la primera mujer agente municipal de la región Triqui Alta en Oaxaca México. Una de las características de las comunidades indígenas es que rigen por el sistemas de usos y costumbres en donde la asamblea es el máximo órgano para la toma de decisiones y, fue en 1992 que se decidió que fuera Marcelina la primera mujer Agente Municipal de Santa Cruz Progreso, uno de los catorce pueblos que pertenecen a la Región de San Andrés Chicahuaxtla. Para Marcelina, estar en un espacio de poder desarrollando roles asignados culturalmente a hombres, negociando con toda la comunidad y realizando gestiones sociales para el bien común, ha sido un proceso difícil pero que a su vez deja claro la capacidad de mujeres de ocupar estos puestos que les han sido negados por mucho tiempo. The objective of the research is to understand the access to political spaces of indigenous women, through the oral history of the first female municipal agent of the Triqui Alta Region, Oaxaca, Mexico. The concepts of power, communality and resistance are brought as a theoretical reference, likewise we position the criticism from a reading of community feminism, which recognizes the processes by which indigenous women resist the multiple oppressions derived from various intersections such as class, ethnicity and gender. . The research design is exploratory-descriptive, using a qualitative approach based on the case method that recovers the Oral history of the first female municipal agent of the Triqui Alta region in Oaxaca, Mexico. One of the characteristics of indigenous communities is that they govern by the system of uses and customs where the assembly is the highest decision-making body and, it was in 1992 that it was decided that Marcelina would be the first woman Municipal Agent of Santa Cruz Progreso, one of the fourteen towns that belong to the San Andrés Chicahuaxtla Region. For Marcelina, being in a space of power developing roles assigned culturally to men, negotiating with the entire community and carrying out social efforts for the common good, has been a difficult process but which in turn makes clear the ability of women to occupy these positions that have been denied them for a long time.


Author(s):  
Antonia Díaz-Valdés Iriarte

Los referentes normativos en Trabajo Social están inseparablemente ligados al dar cuenta de los resultados de las intervenciones y garantías de no aumento del daño. En el contexto chileno se observa un déficit en este sentido, pues existe una sobrevaloración de la evidencia empírica de carácter prevalentemente tecno-económica, a lo que se suma el déficit técnico de los profesionales que deben llevar a cabo la evaluación, y finalmente, la disminución de ésta. A partir de lo anterior, se hace una propuesta, de revisión teórica-critica, que pretende ponderar críticamente el Enfoque Basado en Evidencia (EBE) –de amplio uso disciplinar en la tradición anglosajona- y el cual se despliega en cinco pasos: (1) Convertir las necesidades de información en preguntas y respuestas, (2) Rastrear, con la máxima eficiencia, la mejor evidencia para responder a estas preguntas, (3) Evaluar críticamente la validez y utilidad de la evidencia, (4) Aplicar los resultados obtenidos a la toma de decisiones en la práctica, y (5) Evaluar el resultado. Políticas públicas baseadas em evidência: aperturas e clausuras para o trabalho social chilenoRESUMEMOs referentes normativos em Trabalho Social estão inseparavelmente ligados ao apresentar os resultados das intervenções e garantias de não aumento do dano. No contexto chileno se observa um déficit neste sentido, pois existe uma sobre- valoração da evidência empírica de caráter prevalentemente tecno-econômica, ao que se suma o déficit técnico dos profissionais que devem levar a cabo a avaliação, e finalmente, a diminuição de esta. A partir do anterior, se faz uma proposta, de verificação teórica critica que pretende ponderar criticamente o Enfoque Baseado em Evidência (EBE) –de amplio uso disciplinar na tradição anglosajona– e o qual se desprende em cinco passos: (1) Converter as necessidades de informação em perguntas e respostas, (2) Rastrear, com a máxima eficiência, a melhor evidência para responder a estas perguntas, (3) Avaliarcriticamente a validez e utilidade da evidência, (4) Aplicar os resultadosobtidos a toma de decisões na prática, e (5) Avaliar o resultado. Evidence-based public policies: opening and closing opportunities for social work in  ChileABSTRACTNormative references in social work are targeted at accounting for theoutcomes of interventions and for guarantying that damage does notincrease. In the Chilean context techno-economic empirical evidence isover-valued and there is technical deficiency of professionals in charge ofevaluation processes as well as an evaluation diminishing. From this, thestudy proposes to review critical theory on the evidence-based approach widely used in the Anglo-Saxon disciplinary tradition. This approachinvolves five steps: 1) convert needs for information into questions andanswers, 2) efficiently track the best evidence to answer those questions, 3)critically evaluate the validity and usefulness of the evidence, 4) applicationof outcomes in decision-making, and 5) evaluation of outcomes.


2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Nalda Arias Cascante ◽  
Shirley León Jiménez

<p>El presente artículo pretende ofrecer una reflexión<br />sobre el papel de la mujer trabajadora en América Latina<br />y Europa, orientada al cambio y a la toma de decisiones,<br />por medio de la metodología cualitativa (Taylor y<br />Bogdan, 1986), basada en el paradigma interpretativo,<br />cuyo fin es comprender e interpretar, mediante el análisis<br />documental consultado sobre esta relevante temática,<br />una serie de elementos en su comprensión.El abordaje<br />de la temática de la mujer trabajadora comprende<br />muchas aristas, por lo que utilizaremos la perspectiva<br />de género, con lo que se pretende mostrar cómo se complejiza<br />y transforma en una categoría de análisis para<br />pensar/repensar y transformar las relaciones sociales entre<br />los sexos que aún pugnan en el ámbito de la organización<br />social y cultural actuales. Asimismo, se aportan<br />los hallazgos encontrados sobre esta temática, los cuales<br />permitirán ampliar el campo de investigación y brindar<br />nuevos elementos para plantear cambios estructurales<br />profundos que den paso al rompimiento de los viejos<br />paradigmas patriarcales.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>This article calls for a consideration of the role of<br />working women in Latin America and Europe, oriented<br />towards change and decision making using a qualitative<br />methodology (Taylor and Bogdan, 1987) based on<br />interpretative paradigm and whose objective is to comprehend<br />and interpret a series of elements of this topic<br />through an analysis of documented research.<br />The approach of the working woman’s topic can<br />be done from several angles, so we will use a gender<br />perspective to show how it becomes an analytical category<br />to think, rethink and transform the gender<br />relations still present in current social and cultural<br />organizations. Also, new findings on this subject are<br />presented that will allow broaden the investigation field<br />and propose deep structural changes to break old patriarchal<br />paradigms.</p>


UVserva ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harmida Rubio Gutierrez ◽  
Mauricio Hernández Bonilla ◽  
Carlos Martínez Moctezuma ◽  
Maria Del Mar Ferrer Vela

Desde la Arquitectura y el Urbanismo, poco se ha abordado la perspectiva de género en   el diseño y estudio del  espacio urbano. En su gran mayoría, las ciudades han sido diseñadas  desde una perspectiva neutral, en donde poco se han considerado las necesidades de las mujeres. Se aborda, el estudio del espacio público considerando una mirada femenina a la problemática que vive este grupo en el uso, apropiación y percepción del espacio público, frente a las condiciones de inseguridad que se viven en las ciudades. En este caso se analiza la ciudad de Xalapa, a través de una metodología mixta, este trabajo tiene como meta proveer de datos, así como recomendaciones que sirvan de fundamento  para la toma de decisiones en la creación de ciudades más seguras a través de  un urbanismo  con perspectiva de género.Palabras Clave: ciudades; violencia; perspectiva de género; espacio público; Xalapa-México AbstractIn Architecture and the Urba­nism, the study and design of the urban space has little been approached from a gender pers­pective. Urban space and its public spaces have been designed in their great majority from a neutral perspective, where the needs of the women have hardly been considered. In this article, the study of public space is approached, considering a feminine point of view of the problems this social group experience in the use, appropriation and perception of publics spaces, under the insecurity conditions of ci­ties. In this case, Xalapa one of the most inse­cure cities in the state of Veracruz-Mexico is analyzed. Through a mixed methodology, this work aims to provide data, as well as recom­mendations that serve as a basis for decision making in the creation of safer cities through urban planning with a gender perspective.Keywords: cities; violence; gender perspective; public space; Xalapa-México


2020 ◽  
pp. bmjqs-2020-011987
Author(s):  
Sarah L Krein ◽  
Molly Harrod ◽  
Lauren E Weston ◽  
Brittani R Garlick ◽  
Martha Quinn ◽  
...  

BackgroundPeripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) provide reliable intravenous access for delivery of parenteral therapy. Yet, little is known about PICC care practices or how they vary across hospitals. We compared PICC-related processes across hospitals with different insertion delivery models.MethodsWe used a descriptive qualitative methodology and a naturalist philosophy, with site visits to conduct semistructured interviews completed between August 2018 and January 2019. Study sites included five Veterans Affairs Medical Centres, two with vascular access teams (VATs), two with PICC insertion primarily by interventional radiology (IR) and one without on-site PICC insertion capability. Interview participants were healthcare personnel (n=56), including physicians, bedside and vascular access nurses, and IR clinicians. Data collection focused on four PICC domains: use and decision-making process, insertion, in-hospital management and patient discharge education. We used rapid analysis and a summary matrix to compare practices across sites within each domain.ResultsOur findings highlight the benefits of dedicated VATs across all PICC-related process domains, including implementation of criteria to guide PICC placement decisions, timely PICC insertion, more robust management practices and well-defined patient discharge education. We also found areas with potential for improvement, such as clinician awareness of PICC appropriateness criteria and alternative devices, deployment of VATs and patient discharge education.ConclusionVascular access nurses play critical roles in all aspects of PICC-related care. There is variation in PICC decision-making, care and maintenance, and patient education across hospitals. Quality and safety improvement opportunities to reduce this variation are highlighted.


2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 97-113
Author(s):  
Lucila D’Urso ◽  
Julieta Longo

The grassroots union experiment undertaken at the Lear automotive parts factory in Argentina can be seen as a paradigmatic struggle for an understanding of the relationship between unionism and politics. The Lear case reveals that the distinctiveness of radical political unionism lies in the democratic elements of its decision making and its appeal to direct action, its construction of alliances with other social organizations, its linkage of economic demands with broader political objectives, its identification of the management, the state, and the union bureaucracy as adversaries, and its transmission of a leftist political culture. La experiencia sindical de la fábrica de autopartes Lear en Argentina puede ser analizada como un conflicto paradigmático para comprender la relación entre sindicalismo y política. El caso de Lear revela que el carácter distintivo del sindicalismo político radical se encuentra en los mecanismos democráticos de toma de decisiones y en la apelación a medidas de acción directa, la construcción de alianzas con otras organizaciones sociales, la vinculación de las demandas económicas con objetivos políticos más amplios, la identificación de la empresa, el Estado y la burocracia sindical como adversarios y la transmisión de una cultura política de izquierda.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo Chen

Nowadays, Vietnamese students choose to study abroad in Asian countries, with Taiwan being one of the most appealing locations so far. The purpose of this research is to explain the planning process used by Vietnamese students to study abroad (the host country is Taiwan), as well as to suggest an appropriate model for students' decision-making once the desire to study abroad is established, in which the impact of career path on school selection is clarified and the importance of motivation to study abroad is emphasized.This research used a mixed-methods approach. In-depth interviews with 30 Vietnamese students studying in Taiwan are conducted using a qualitative methodology. The data gathered during those interviews is utilized to build questionnaires that will be sent to over 300 samples for quantitative study.The research findings demonstrate the primary elements influencing students' desire to study abroad, career planning, and decision-making in Taiwan, as well as the model of students' decision-making process. It is obvious that students' desire to study abroad has a direct effect on their career-planning factor, while this factor acts as a mediator between the aforementioned motivation and the students' decision-making factor.


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