Power, authority and violence. The women’s agency in the peasant community of Ticlacayán, Pasco 1969-2005

Abstract

The article explores the process of evolution of the political representation of women in the peasant community of Ticlacayán, Pasco. Although historically the authority and leadership in the communal government have been exercised by men, women have successively reaffirmed a political vocation through processes of struggle faced by the communal organization at various stages of its history. This process begins with the struggle for land recovery that covers the years from 1969 to 1979. Her agency evolves and becomes more significant in the internal armed conflict (1983-1995) and the pacification process (2001-2005). Period in which they assume positions in the terrorist organization and participate in the management and institutionalization of the commemoration of the victims of political violence. Currently, they have assumed positions in the leadership of the communal government, as well as local councillors and managers of the district commune of Ticlacayán. Its link focuses on community development management through productive projects that support the family economy.