Representação e Posicionalidade no âmbito rural na perspectiva de mulheres do Movimento da Mulher Trabalhadora Rural do Nordeste (MMTR-NE)

Abstract

This article aimed to understand the motivations that led rural women workers from the Northeast to organize themselves in social movements, emphasizing the importance of the social representation of the group, incorporated by the movement, in addition to discussing how the experiences in the Movement of Rural Workers of the Northeast (MMTR-NE) , influences the social interrelationships of women. This study was carried out in a qualitative way, whose data were generated through the Story-Theme Drawing technique (DET). 31 women participated in the study, between January and March 2021. The research that generated this article emerged from the doctoral thesis, carried out within the scope of the Federal University of Bahia, in the Graduate Program in Nursing and Health and was approved by CEP/UFBA with CAAE nº: 37002720.1.0000.5531 Two categories were empirically created: Movement of Rural Women Workers of the Northeast: The fight for a feminine space where patriarchy created the stereotype of the “male goat” and Female leadership members of social movements: The fight for a socially acceptable power. After analysis, it was shown that the MMTR-NE respects the social perspectives of representation and did not surrender to the idiosyncrasies of the unions. Despite the outstanding difficulties, the female empowerment recognized in the members of this movement has immense potential for transforming unequal social relations.