Gender prejudice and political participation: the landless woman's performance - DOI: 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v25i1.2208

Abstract

The present article presents the results of a study carried out in the field of Community Psychology, in a camp of the Rural Movement of the Landless Workers (in Portuguese, MST), in the northwest area of Paraná state. The aim of the investigation was to know the women's participation in the decision processes accomplished in the camp. The use of participatory research methodology facilitated the insert in the community and deep knowledge of the context in which it is inserted; the collection of data through the report of life histories allowed to verify the subjective aspects that permeate the social relationships among the campers. The understanding of the current sociocultural aspects in the camp and the established gender relationships are relevant for understanding the objective and subjective characteristics present in the landless woman's identity and activity. These constitute important factors to determine their participation in the decisions made in the camp and the way as they are established