Towards Public Governance for women’s economic autonomy

Abstract

Achieving women’s economic autonomy is a challenge for the Peruvian State, which has been addressed primarily through intersectoral development and assistance activities. These activities have yielded limited results, according to the results of the latest 2024 National Time Use Survey, which measures the level of compliance with the international commitments assumed by the State to promote equality between men and women. Therefore, what factors are failing, and what measures can be taken in response?.
This paper addresses a public problem of utmost importance for a constitutional and democratic state governed by the rule of law like Peru from an interdisciplinary perspective. The structural discrimination affecting fifty percent of the Peruvian population robs the necessary enjoyment of their economic rights of any substance. The hypothesis is that, beyond the corruption that plagues us, gender biases and stereotypes have taken root in public institutions and are reflected in the governance mechanisms intended for women’s economic autonomy. The challenges of public management, and not necessarily the legal framework, also contribute to their failure to effectively enjoy their economic rights.