As mulheres na política representativa: uma análise a partir da cidade de Santa Maria/RS

Abstract

Representative politics is still a male-dominated space, which can be understood as an obstacle to democracy and gender equality. In this scenario, investigating the participation of women in representative politics becomes essential. The present work aims to analyze the profile and the main proposals of women candidates for councilor in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, in the 2020 elections. The city of Santa Maria had a significant increase in women candidates for the Municipal Legislative Chamber compared to the last elections. However, the number of women elected still remains the same, in addition, many of the candidates did not have channels of proposals open to the public during the election campaign. This work is configured as a Case Study, combining techniques of bibliographic research, content analysis and analysis of secondary statistical data. From a theoretical point of view, the concepts of empowerment, feminism, patriarchy, gender, political representation and democracy are discussed. The participation of women in representative politics in the city of Santa Maria has made many advances, however, some limiting factors still remain, such as: the slow participatory evolution of women in representative politics, the difficulty in promoting electoral campaigns and the non-publication of proposals campaign.