El ejercicio de poder dentro de las relaciones de pareja desde la perspectiva de la mujer : el estudio caso de las usuarias de un centro de apoyo una ONG de la ciudad de Quito en el año 2019.

Abstract

This research work follows a qualitative approach with a descriptive, nonprobabilistic research level, its objective is to "identify the manifestations of power exercise within couple relationships from users of a NGO in the city of Quito". Through the research methodological process to collect information, techniques such as in-depth interviews were used, in order to identify the power that men exert in family dynamics and in sexual and reproductive health, where women are oppressed and devalued in their family system. Through this process it has been determined how man´s power affects women empowerment, roles within family dynamics which holds a dependence relationship, and the asymmetry in couple relationships. In this contexts, the users have observed the importance of support networks that strengthen their capacities as subjects of rights.