Mugeres

Dates

2018 - Ongoing
Author

Javier Fergo
Topics Social Issues, Contemporary Issues
Location Spain, Spain

Barely three years ago, a group of "ganaderas" (spanish for women livestock producers) in Spain decided to associate themselves in order to champion women´s rights and underscore their prominent role as producers in rural societies, a role which had been traditionally fulfilled by men. In doing so, they also aim to defend and safeguard the best of the rural way of live. They called themselves “Ganaderas en Red”

© Javier Fergo - Image from the Mugeres photography project

Maite Sanchez shouts calling her cows on a mountain top near the village of Goizueta, in Navarra, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29 2018. Maite Sánchez (Rentería, 1964) has maintained a self-sufficient living for over twenty years. She lives at the small village of Goizueta, northern Navarra, with her sons and grandsons. Where they have recovered an endangered autochthonous wild kind of cow breed named Betizu, known for their fierce character. She looks after over 100 heads that live free and in their habitat on the top of the mountains. (©Javier Fergo)

Pilar Sebrango sheperds her sheeps while a classic sports car waits on the outskirts of the village of Lerones, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 1 2018. (©Javier Fergo)

Pilar Sebrango´s wooden shoes used to milk cows can be seen in her corral located at the village of Lerones, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 1 2018. (©Javier Fergo)

Pilar Sebrango (Mexico, 1974), a university graduate in Geography, has been a cattle breeder for around seven years and her farm is located at the small village of Lerones in Cantabria, Spain. The village population is of 31 people in total. In Lerones she lives with her husband and her five year old daughter, which happens to be the first child born in the village for over twenty years. She keeps 50 sheep, cows and is also a beekeeper. (©Javier Fergo)

A cow property of Beatriz Argüeso, organic farmer located at the village of Susilla, in Cantabria, Spain, Friday, Aug. 31 2018. (©Javier Fergo)

Beatriz Argüeso poses inside a hundred-years old corral at the family cottage located at the village of Susilla, in Cantabria, Spain, Friday, Aug. 31 2018. Beatriz Argüeso (Reinosa, 1971) is third generation cattle farmer at the village of Susilla, Cantabria, where only 15 people reside. She´s been a freelance worker since she was 16 years old, and nowadays looks after 66 cows bred in an organic farm. She takes pride on having never tied an animal in 25 years as a cattle farmer. She combines cattle breeding with a rural accommodation business she set up in the old family cottage. (©Javier Fergo)

A cattle brand belonging to Angelines Balbas can be seen inside a shed at the village of Requejo, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 01 2018. (©Javier Fergo)

Lola Ros sheperds the cattle outside the village of Villasbuenas de Gata, in Caceres, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 30 2018. (©Javier Fergo)

Lola Ros poses for a picture while shperds the cattle outside the village of Villasbuenas de Gata, in Caceres, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 30 2018. Lola Ros (Molina de Segura, 1983) is a university graduated and left her job as a civil servant in the city of Granada to set up a cheese production farm in Villasbuenas de Gata, Caceres. She shepherds 58 sheep and also produces olive oil that she sells in France. She believes that a self-sufficient and sustainable way of live can be accomplished in rural areas. However, she claims that the endless bureaucratic processes are a serious obstacle to the life of her dreams. (©Javier Fergo)

Pilar Sebrango sheperds her cattle on a path near the village of Lerones, in Cantabria, Spain, Saturday, Sep. 1 2018. (©Javier Fergo)

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