The Impact of Feminist Self-Advocacy on Ambivalent Sexism in Mothers of Children with Disabilities, a Mixed Study from Peru

This article describes the implementation of a feminist self-advocacy programme in Peru to achieve changes in ambivalent sexism in mothers with children with disabilities, of medium and low socioeconomic level. A mixed methodology was used, a quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-test evaluation and a qualitative content analysis with qualitative interviews to evaluate the experiences of the mothers. The sample consisted of 30 mothers from the city of Arequipa in Peru, aged from 19 to 69 years of age, the programme had 3 phases and 5 sessions, for 5 months, each session with a duration of 40 minutes, obtaining a decrease in the mean of ambivalent sexism: benevolent and hostile (p < .00) with effect sizes greater than 0.8. The qualitative research aimed to map the lived experiences regarding the workshop participants who were evaluated in order to promote equal treatment between men and women, resulting in a significant change in their perspective regarding the marked sexism they have experienced throughout their intrapersonal development. This article describes the effectiveness of this programme in search of broader equal opportunities in Peru, and in the reduction of ambivalent sexism in order to promote their better psychological well-being.