Women's Empowerment: Evidence from the Corn-Tortilla Value Chain in the Central Valley’s Region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico.

This article explores the level of Women’s Empowerment (W’E) from six empowerment domains: decision-making, autonomy, access and control resources, community participation, participation in business management, within context corn-tortilla value chain. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data through survey method participant observation. The sample consisted 136 women producers two municipalities, 67 Santa María Xadani Isthmus Tehuantepec 69 San Antonio de la Cal Central Valleys Oaxaca, Mexico. results highlight that exercise five explored domains empowerment, with high levels three medium empowerment. women’s income selling their corn tortillas is buy food, raw materials, health services. Much time spent on tortilla production marketing, household activities. Finally, this study makes implications for public policy contribute generation strategies raise W’E agrifood systems rural contexts. JEL Codes: I31, J16, P42, Q01, R11 Received: 13/01/2023. Accepted: 24/05/2023. Published: 26/06/2023.