This paper explores how gendered viwes on the use of land and water were constructed, negotiated and experienced in a Mexican ejido. It is suggested that neoliberal exclusionary policies are shaking gendered images and representations of ejido formation and development. Through the examination of two events, gendered views on the relative importance of different farm enterprises and on production and productivity are illustrated. These are interpreted as signs of ongoing struggles over meaning and forms of appropriation of resources.

Keywords: irrigation, agrarian change, ejidos, gender, policy; Mexico