RURAL WOMEN, POWER AND AUTONOMY IN CUIABANA CITIZENSHIP TERRITORY – SANTO ANTÔNIO DO LEVERGER-MT
Mulheres Rurais; fortalecimento; Poder e Autonomia; Agrovila das Palmeiras.
This research aimed to analyze the role of women and their participation in decision-making, their practices and knowledge in the different productive, political and social systems in organizations, and the transformation of their knowledge and practices, and what are the consequences of equal conditions of power promote the development of activities for rural women in the Agrovila das Palmeiras community, in the municipality of Santo Antônio de Leverger, State of Mato Grosso. The research was carried out through bibliographical readings aiming to know the local history to contextualize the study. And with the field research, a questionnaire was applied to the research participants, carrying out dialogues with a script of individual interviews. Visits, conversation circles and workshops were carried out in the community, aiming to know the reality and the economic and productive profile of the knowledge and doings of this community. The activities of women from the Agrovila das Palmeiras community lead us to apprehend the changes that have occurred in the family's daily life, the possibilities and new meanings, especially the feeling of appreciation of these women in the participation of productive and organizational activities, contributing to the discussions, appropriating the knowledge , technologies, processes, management and as executors of local project resources. The data obtained from the field work are almost inexhaustible sources that lead us to an understanding of gender relations in family farming and the empowerment of women in the studied community. It is understood that through scientific research, workshops and the exchange of traditional know-how are of extreme importance, as they contribute to improving sustainability and balance with the environment, as well as the quality of life of community residents, promoting a society fairer for everyone.