A Organização das mulheres camponesas na associação de mulheres do Assentamento Juncal em Naviraí/MS

Abstract

This research analyzes the importance of the participation of peasant women in the productive process, which adopt agroecology as a local development strategy in order to reach a better social division of labor in the discussion of a susteinable rural development. For the research was used a quali/quantitative methodology, featured as a case study of a group of AMAJU women (Juncal Settlement Women's Association), located in the rural área of Naviraí city in Mato Grosso do Sul State – Brazil. Data collection was made by direct observation during the visits to AMAJU and through questionnaire and interview with 07 woman and in some cases followed by their relatives and also the leaders of association, happened between february to november of 2018. Data analysis was made based on the proposal called hermeneutic dialectical method, in which the speech is understood inside their social context. Collected data were classified in analysys categories: Peasent agriculture, agroecology, labor social division and people identity na their relation with earth. The research shows that the more the Family and group understand, discuss and live the agroecology, the more they present better labor sexual division and new social role of man and women. However, despite this advance, there are still unequal and hierarchical divisions between the sexes still remain. It is concluded that the agroecology without women fighting for more space, including in decision-making and power spheres, may not achieve the fullness of a paradigm shift proposed.