A participação da mulher na luta pela terra: o caso das mulheres do assentamento São Pedro

Abstract

This work is based on the historical context of the 25-year history and achievements of the Movement of Landless Workers (MST in Portuguese). In this context, the paper aims to reflect on some experiences, told by female settlers, who keep in the resistance for space, fighting for their rights and looking for value in life. The women in question are settled in São Pedro I, located in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, more specifically in the town of Eldorado do Sul / RS. As its specific objectives the work focuses on a) doing a theoretical review on the participation of women in society and the Movement of Landless workers b) making a rescue on the trajectories of the women of the settlement São Pedro I, ever since their camping in the Farm Anoni to the present c) understanding the importance of the women's group in question in relation to the individual and collective growth. Methodologically, the research was based on a theoretical framework that sought to highlight and analyze the participation of women in society, with reflections about gender, as well as the role of women in the construction process of the country’s agrarian reform, where we opted for a qualitative approach in which the techniques used were semi-structured interviews done with qualified informers. As main findings and considerations it is observed that the project of fight for land, for the agrarian reform and gender equality need to have women as allies of the settlements, in order to be able to count on their pedagogical action in the settlement. Nowadays, the matters of women’s rights are very relevant in the Movement of Landless Rural Workers, it is a major breakthrough being able to bring to light an issue so ingrained with prejudice. In this process, for many women the movement MST, it is and it was an opportunity of liberation from the various forms of oppression; the woman in settlements lives a process of empowerment, seeking to be heard and having a voice, and also, a way for this to happen is the participation of women in collective groups, discussing their weaknesses, but also what makes them strong.