Poder, política e sexo feminino: pressupostos da atuação feminina como agente político em Sant'ana do Livramento/RS

Abstract

Female representation in the political environment compared to men is still at a disadvantage, due to the fact that women are unable to get elected in the same proportion as they apply, although they have intrinsic characteritics that contribute to a more active participation. In the perspective, the current management of the Legislative Power of Sant’Ana do Livramento municipality, there are only councilors out of 17 councilors. The fact that the municipality has we representatives in politics shows that culture is rooted and there is no denying inequality. In the sense, this study aims to analyze the female performance as a political agent in Sant’Ana do Livramento. The theoretical framework deals with women's struggle for citizenship and political inclusion, as well as the role of women in politics. The research is qualitative in nature, as the objectives is characterized as descriptive and exploratory. For data collection, a semi-structured and adapted script from Couto (2012) was applied to 6 women who held or held political positions, 5 of them in the Legislative Power and 1 in the Executive Power elected as Deputy Mayor. The collected data were analyzed using the narrative technique. The results show that, as for entering politics, the candidacy is related to the personality and individuality of women. It shoud be noted that most of the interviewees reported that they did not receive party support in their candidacies. Following, the achievements obtainded in favor of the Santana community based on the creation and development of projects, such as the implementation of the Women’s Reference Center. Ergo in addition to the challenges that the interviewees went through along the political journey, the lack of funds was highlighted, as it caused the impediment in the realization of projects aimed at the community.