ABSTRACT
Until the presidential election of July 2000, the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) was the dominant political party in Mexico. This article will demonstrate the political participation of Yucatecan Mayan women in this party. To achieve this objective a rural, female leader from Yucatan will be used as a model to exemplify types of involvement. Miguel Bartolomé’s work on the social dynamism acquired by the Mayan culture from a subaltern condition will be used to explain female participation in local politics and Angelo Panebianco’s assessments of power and incentives for political participation will also be taken into consideration.
