Do campo brotou margaridas: políticas de abordagem territorial e seus impactos para as questões de gênero da região do Mato Grande - RN

Abstract

This research intends to verify to what extent, policies of territorial approach can impact on gender issues and collective empowerment of rural women. The study area is concentrated in the Territory of Citizenship of Mato Grande - RN, specifically the territorial collegiate of this region, called Forum of Mato Grande - FOMAG. Where a Thematic Chamber and Women's Committee called dona Zizi was opened, bringing together about 15 female leaders from all 15 municipalities that are part of the region, and who actively participated in the collegiate. Through this study it was possible to conduct semi-structured interviews with ten women in full social isolation, due to the pandemic, in a virtual way by applications such as Google Meet and WhatsApp. For the selection of the interviewees, the method known in Brazil as snowball was used, which consists of creating a network of confidantes, where each interviewee indicates people. An analysis was also carried out in 21 minutes of FOMAG plenary sessions that we had access to, referring to the years 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2015. Although without access to the totality of the minutes, their analytical study allowed us to structure categories, agendas of the collegiate, the configuration of participants, the existence and quantification of gender issues. It was concluded that the performance of the women's chamber was important for female leaders, and to bring to the collegiate debate issues of interest to women, including making women's participation and deliberation happen in projects related to the economic issue, guiding the gender bias. Finally, the great importance for autonomy, political emancipation and empowerment of leaders for farmers in Mato Grande through policies of territorial approach, such as those analyzed from the years 2005 to 2020, is also emphasized.