Abstract

PAULA, Larissa Araújo Coutinho de. The organization of the united women of gleba XV de november: Brazilian farmer and local development. Finisterra [online]. 2023, n.123, pp.131-147.  Epub Sep 30, 2023. ISSN 0430-5027.  https://doi.org/10.18055/finis32248.

Brazilian female farmers have long faced and still face devaluation, oppression and violence. But after decades of struggle for professional recognition, rights and multidimensional public policies, it is possible to observe changes. This article aims to present the process of female empowerment through the United Women's Organization(UMOS) of the Gleba XV de Novembro Settlement in Rosana, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, showing how these women have achieved success not only in obtaining income, but also in contributing to the permanence of their families on the land, and providing better living and working conditions for the entire settlement. The methodological procedures adopted consisted mainly of conducting interviews and drawing up alternative cartographies. Despite the difficulties related to the geographical situation and male chauvinism, with socio-spatial strategies such as associativism, baking, handicrafts, professional training, participation in the Food Acquisition Programme, the National School Feeding Programme, the National Rural Housing Programme - and Bolsa Família, these women have affirmed the importance of their work, establishing less unequal gender relations in rural spaces and building inclusive and resistant spaces.

Keywords : United Women's Organization of the Gleba XV de Novembro; strategies of socio-spatial reproduction; public policies; Pontal do Paranapanema; gender relations.

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