“In 1874, Trinidad María Enríquez Ladrón de Guevara, a student noted for her outstanding grades, was the first woman to be granted the right of access to university education. As a result of that event, on November 7, 1908, Law 801 was enacted, which allowed women to access higher education. Trinidad Enríquez graduated as a lawyer.” (RPP, 2018)
This was one of the most important events in the Peruvian history for women, since having access to education is basically the base of your future and life. Peruvian women have always wanted to overcome themselves to finally be able to guarantee a good level of life by themselves, not needing a man. Wishing more than just being in charge of the house and children. It's lovely to be a mother if it is on your list, but it is not what all women want. Women have personal desires and goals to achieve, education has opened doors to new opportunities. As Trinidad Enriquez since 1908 women have granted the right to university education to follow their dream careers exercising them with passion and making money out of them, money that now belongs to the ones who have worked for it. Using it to whatever they please, it could also be used to support a house, deconstructing society roles.
“In 1955 they were granted the right to vote and register in the Electoral Registry, but it was not until 1979 that all women of legal age were able to exercise this right unrestrictedly, since it was only then that the illiterate population and native communities were included.” (ONPE, s. f.)
Now this marked a before and after, women already had the access to education, but then men were the only who could vote and had a voice to elect someone to represent them, including regional, district and more. It was hard in the process due to data collection of every woman, even women who were living within communities or were illiterate. After a couple of years all women could vote, this was a tiny big step of what could be achieved if there is determination and support.
“Law No. 10967, in 1949, introduced the provision of military service for women, but with some restrictions due to education and customs of the time. Seven years later, women were included in the Investigative Police of Peru. The Peruvian Police was the first institution in Latin America to include women in its ranks” (RPP, 2018)
Being a woman does not mean being part of the weak gender. It is true that biologically men tend to be stronger than women, but this should not be generalized. The fact that the Peruvian military service and the national police have begun to receive women in their force is a great advance in terms of equality. Today, there are female police officers who are even stricter and more competent than male police officers, but again, this has nothing to do with the gender they belong to. However, there are still social stereotypes and criticisms that make women hesitate before entering these institutions, even when it is their vocation. This happens because they are aware of the disadvantage that they will have to confront and the work, which will have to be twice as hard as a man's, to achieve the same position.
Bibliography
- RPP. (2018, marzo 8). Infografía | Los derechos conquistados por la mujer peruana a través de los años. RPP Noticias. https://rpp.pe/peru/actualidad/infografia-los-derechos-conquistados-por-la-mujer-peruana-a-traves-de-los-anos-noticia-1109205
- Proyecto ONPE-CE: Participación política de las mujeres en el Perú. (s. f.). https://www.onpe.gob.pe/proyectomujer/como.htm#:~:text=En%201955%20se%20les%20otorg%C3%B3,analfabeta%20y%20de%20comunidades%20ind%C3%ADgenas
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