Impact of the strategic development planning of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on the governance of women in the Achica Arriba community, Viacha municipality

Abstract

In Bolivia, part of the public management of the Plurinational State is to conduct a development planning process within the framework of living well, contemplating the enactment of Law No. 777 of the Comprehensive State Planning System - SPIE, Patriotic Agenda 2025 and the Economic and Social Development Plan 2021-2025. Governance implies the participation of men and women, where it is important to actively involve women to participate in the definition of policies and processes at global, national and local levels and influence the institutions that produce them makes it more likely that these respond to different needs and situations, these changes should result in a more gender-sensitive governance. Women's equal participation in governance is an important end in itself, considering that it is a basic right of women who are so often deprived of a voice in decision-making at all levels. In this sense, the objective of this essay is to visualize if the regulations and formulations inherent to the strategic development planning of the Plurinational State of Bolivia are reflected in the participation of women in the governance of the Achica Arriba community. The community of Achica Arriba is an example of the inclusion of the duality Man-Woman (Chacha-Warmi) where the husband and wife share a position in the organic structure of the community, both attend the meetings and lead the meetings, however, there is still a certain lag of women in the participation and decision making in the community. Likewise, the exclusion of "single" women without a partner in senior management positions is noteworthy, as they only have the option of accessing the last position, which diminishes their role in society within the community. Reflecting part of the inequity in governance within the community. Women have a fundamental role in the community, as they carry out productive activities related to the care of livestock, crop production, and reproductive activities concerning the care of children, forming part of community production and sovereign access to food.