“They Should Pay Us for What We Do”. Reflections on Territory and Time Around Peasant Women from the South of Cauca (Colombia)

Recognizing the importance of rural women’s practices constitutes an urgent call to incorporate a gender perspective throughout the contemporary economic-social chain. This study aims to identify the lessons and insights on how the history of the women of the Macizo region contribute to the defense of life, biocultural diversity, and territorial care, rooted in the peasant territorialities of southern Cauca. The journey begins with a review of theoretical approaches related to territory, bioculturality, and feminisms. Subsequently, through a participatory methodology,the analysis focuses on how peasant women in southern Cauca allocate their time and how they significantly appropriate and care for their territories. Finally, the study concludes that, through their practices and organizational contributions, women build scenarios of resistance in favour of a dignified life for themselves, their communities, and nature.