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SARAGURO — Here in this corner of southern Ecuador, life seems to be like a mandala — everything is cleverly used in this ancestral system of circular production. But the women of Saraguro had to fight and resist to make their way of life, protecting the local water and the seeds. When weaving, the women share and take care of each other, also weaving a sense of community.
During the opening days of the recent COP27 climate summit, one particular image went viral: the customary family photo of attending heads of state and government figures, which was called out for its visible lack of women. According to an official list published by the United Nations, of the 110 world leaders present in Egypt, only eight were women – a percentage similar to that of women leaders worldwide. This is nothing new.
Durante los primeros días de la reciente COP27 hubo una imagen que se viralizó: en la foto de los jefes de Estado y representantes gubernamentales, a las mujeres había que buscarlas con lupa. Según una lista oficial publicada por Naciones Unidas, de los 110 líderes mundiales presentes en Egipto, solo ocho eran mujeres, un porcentaje similar al de mujeres al frente de gobiernos a nivel global.
No recuerdo cuándo ni cómo fue la llegada de mi primera menstruación, seguro no fue nada traumático ni especial, pero sí tengo muy claro mi primer recuerdo menstrual: tendríamos trece años y nos peleábamos Maria Juliana, mi mejor amiga de infancia, y yo con Camilo Toro, un niño que vivía en mi mismo conjunto.
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