Abstract

SANCHEZ S., David et al. Patriarchy and violence against female students and graduates of Sustainable agricultural innovation engineering. Relac. Estud. hist. soc. [online]. 2024, vol.45, n.178, pp.55-80.  Epub Apr 26, 2024. ISSN 2448-7554.  https://doi.org/10.24901/rehs.v45i178.1031.

Through interviews, participant observation, and a collective dialogue meeting among women, the results of an investigation into the challenges, difficulties, and forms of violence faced by young rural women who are studying or have graduated from the Sustainable Agricultural Innovation Engineering program in Cuquío, Jalisco, are gathered and presented. Since their early years, these young women have confronted various forms of violence within the agro-industrial context in which they are situated. Some of these forms of violence are linked to sexist dynamics surrounding monoculture maize production, compounded by others associated with their rural youth and gender condition. These challenges are interdependently reproduced, accumulated, and intensified within their university experiences, leading to psychosocial distress, academic dropout, and hindrances in accessing career-related opportunities. This article aims to shed light on these situations -prior to, during, and after their university studies- analyzing them through a feminist lens to enable the recognition, focus, and analysis of the patriarchal facet within the agro-industry.

Keywords : Women; rural youth; violence; monoculture; higher education.