Participação da mulher na tomada de decisão na pecuária de corte

Abstract

The growing participation of women in agribusiness has been showing the satisfaction and pride of them in taking part in activities related to beef cattle production. The seek for protagonism releases the woman from domestic activities, allowing them to take on tasks related to management and operationalization in rural business. Yet, there aren’t many studies that settle the real contribution of women in Brazilian beef cattle livestock. Therefore, this study aims to define the perfil of women that labor in production and management of beef cattle farms, such as well as studying their participation in the operationalization of activities and decision-making processes. The quantitative research has chosen women by intentional sampling, between those who develop an acknowledged livestock work. During 2019 and 2020 years, was used an online form, which were analyzed through descriptive statistic and quantitative interpretation. The unit analysis was divided into five parts: I – interviewed profile; II – participation in the activities operationalization; III – the power of decision making; IV – identification of the main decision-maker; V - identification of second, third, and fourth decision-makers. In synthesis in the first time, the date show that 61% of women has between 30 and 59 years old, a half of them is married and 49% do not have sons. Also was possible see that the major part concluded the superior school and 57% was post-graduated, being 40% with veterinary formation. The results show also, that 84% of farms where this work was a familiar firm and, also, was large farms. Facing the results, it was noted that women are present in the operationalization of activities in the production unit, but the decision-making process happens together with relatives or technicians. In this study, the importance of women related to agribusiness and livestock stands out, showing the need to trace perspectives for new studies that demystify the ability of decision making and operationalization on the rural business.