Women's empowerment and education in Quechua communities in Villa Charcas, Chuquisaca, Bolivia

2012

Master thesis in development management- University of Agder, 2012 Education and empowerment are two concepts that are interwoven in the rhetoric of development. The main argument is that education leads to empowerment, enabling people to take control over their own lives. This research study explores people’s perception of education in Villa Charcas a Municipality located in Chuquisaca, Bolivia. Moreover it seeks to find out if the gender equity transverse of the Bolivian Education Reform (ERL) of 1994 has had impact on women’s empowerment in Villa Charcas, and if the community sees as good or bad the influence of education on women’s empowerment. The ERL has been an attempt to change the …