This research, nurtured by prior reflections and learnings on the various extractivist projects in the region and lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, highlights some of the differential impacts of extractivism on women, such as deepening all forms of violence against women, the precariousness of the work and activities necessary for caring for life, the loss of economic autonomy and food sovereignty, the violation of the rights to health and participation in matters related to the environment and community processes, the increase of sexual exploitation networks, the loss of cultural identity and the weakening of community and ancestral roles of women, in addition to the multiple attacks against the life and integrity of women defenders of the territory.
This research is divided into two parts, with the purpose of showing the two ways in which we have approached extractivists: through the political and State lens and that stemming from the reading, proposals, and resistances of women defenders.
