Empoderamento de mulheres no assentamento areias, município de Nioaque/MS

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the work of women and the actions that boost socio-economic development in the Areias settlement, located in the municipality of Nioaque-MS. The Areias settlement is made up of simple people who left in search of a better life, joined the Agrarian Reform Program and dreamed of winning a "piece of land" where they could work, build their lives and raise their daughters and sons with dignity. In this settlement, women work and contribute significantly to the process of empowering themselves and other women, making their presence felt and taking part in the socio-economic development of their families. In order to understand the formation of this place and the active participation of women, they recounted their experiences, challenges and achievements from the time of the encampment, when families survived on roadsides and in tarpaulin shacks looking for a "piece of land", and portrayed women's participation in decisive moments. The research relied on the analysis of bibliographic materials on Agrarian Reform, empowerment, patriarchy, decolonial feminist theory, agricultural production, open-ended interviews that helped describe the constitution of the camp and the settlement and the interconnection with the history of women and their families, and forms that also supported the analysis. At the end of the research, some considerations are important: in the narratives recorded, the influence of women in the organizational process of the encampment and settlement and in the strategies for remaining on the plots were eminent; the importance of discussing public policies aimed at the demands of women within the Areias settlement was verified; when dealing with the subject of female empowerment, most women were unaware of the subject; patriarchy is still alive and active in social and gender relations. It is believed that this theme should be worked on from the perspective that women are indispensable for building a just and democratic society.