Mujeres en situación de calle en Guadalajara: Trayectorias de vida, violencias acumuladas y acceso a derechos sociales fundamentales

Karla Yamilet Falomir Frausto; Hilario Alejandro Rodríguez Cárdenas; Maria Matilde Jimenez Ruelas

doi:10.32870/punto.v12i23.314

Authors

Mtra. Karla Falomir Universidad de Guadalajara https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4898-4459
Mtro. Hilario Rodríguez Cárdenas Universidad de Guadalajara https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5611-4722
Lcda. Matilde Jimenez Universidad de Guadalajara https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6944-6366

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/punto.v12i23.314

Keywords:

women experiencing homelessness, life trajectories, institutional violence, access to social rights, gender-sensitive health, intersectionality, Guadalajara

Abstract

This article presents the findings of a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach aimed at understanding the life trajectories of women experiencing homelessness in Guadalajara, Jalisco, with an emphasis on the violence they face and their access to fundamental rights. Based on 15 in-depth interviews with people in street situations, of which four were women and one was a queer individual, their narratives were analyzed to reveal the structural inequalities shaping their experiences. The results are organized around life trajectories that led them to the streets, institutional and interpersonal violence, access to health services with a gender perspective, sexual and reproductive health, mental health in contexts of violence, and the role of traditional medicine as resistance. The study concludes that women experiencing homelessness face a triple vulnerability due to their gender, extreme poverty, and lack of housing which is systematically ignored by public policies, perpetuating cycles of violence and institutional neglect. The urgency of designing interventions with a gender perspective and based on human rights is evident.

Author Biographies

Mtra. Karla Falomir, Universidad de Guadalajara

Karla Yamilet Falomir Frausto is a Mexican researcher and attorney specializing in Human Rights, Administrative Law, and Labor Law. She graduated with academic excellence from the University Center for Social Sciences and Humanities.

She holds a Master’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety Management from the University Center for Economic and Administrative Sciences (CUCEA) at the University of Guadalajara, obtaining her degree in 2021 with a thesis focused on a care model for the occupational health of transport workers in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.

Her profile reflects a strong interest in occupational health and working conditions, combining academic rigor with a committed focus on the realities of vulnerable groups and a gender perspective, as demonstrated by her most recent research on women sex workers.

Mtro. Hilario Rodríguez Cárdenas, Universidad de Guadalajara

Hilario Alejandro Rodríguez Cárdenas is a lawyer, academic, researcher, and public servant from Guadalajara, Jalisco, whose career has developed primarily within the university sphere and municipal administration.

He is a professor and researcher in the Higher Secondary Education System (SEMS) of the University of Guadalajara (UDG), where his academic work has focused on topics such as ethics, citizen participation, and the civic formation of young people. His vocation for teaching has led him to maintain a close relationship with new generations, whom he has accompanied in formative processes both inside the classroom and in institutional participation spaces.

Rodríguez Cárdenas currently serves as Administrative Secretary of the University Center of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga (CUTlajomulco). In this role, he manages the human, material, and financial resources of this academic center, which is part of the metropolitan network of university centers of the UDG, strengthening his profile as an academic with solid experience in university administration.

In the political sphere, he served as a councilor in the Guadalajara City Council during the 2018–2021 administration. During this period, he presided over the Sports and Youth Affairs Commission, as well as the Culture Commission. From these positions, he promoted initiatives such as the recognition of outstanding athletes — including the Charros de Jalisco — and supported projects such as the creation of a circus arts school for the municipality. His work in the city council was marked by constant engagement with youth and citizens, to whom he explained the functioning of public institutions through virtual classes and citizen participation exercises.

Hilario Alejandro Rodríguez Cárdenas combines his profile as an academic, lawyer, university administrator, his experience in municipal public service, and his political activism in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, with a particular emphasis on Human Rights.

Lcda. Matilde Jimenez, Universidad de Guadalajara

María Matilde Jiménez Ruelas is a lawyer by profession, specializing in human rights and transparency. Her profile combines academic training with experience in municipal public service, particularly in the areas of gender equality and access to information.

Professionally, she worked for the City Council of Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, where she was part of the Women’s Institute, serving in areas related to the protection and promotion of women's rights. She later assumed the position of head of the transparency office in the same municipality, where she oversaw compliance with obligations regarding access to public information and the protection of personal data.

She is currently pursuing graduate studies. She is a student in the Master's Program in Local Government Management at the University Center of Tonalá (CUTonalá) of the University of Guadalajara, a program aimed at the professionalization of public servants and specialists in municipal administration.

Her career reflects a profile oriented toward municipal public management with an emphasis on transparency, human rights, and gender equality policies.

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