Cooperativismo Feminino em Parauapebas-PA: uma análise sobre a inserção de mulheres no mercado de trabalho na Amazônia.

Abstract

Women only entered the Brazilian job market late in the 1970s, and although over the years female entrepreneurship has grown significantly and had a positive impact on the socioeconomic context, the female gender is still struggling to reduce gender discrimination. In this sense, gender equality is one of the main global agendas and is part of the GLOBAL PACT of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to promote sustainable development by 2030 through female empowerment and ensuring gender parity. In this context, cooperativism has been a strong ally in building female empowerment, being responsible for inserting and strengthening the female figure in the social, political and economic spheres, contributing to the promotion of a fairer and more equitable society. This study analyzed the main challenges involving female management in cooperatives in the municipality of Parauapebas, in the southeast of Pará. This is an exploratory and descriptive study using a qualitative approach. In terms of methods, this research is summarized as bibliographical and documentary, and is constructed in the form of a case study. The results show that the managers analyzed face similar and particular challenges pertinent to their environment, such as having to impose respect and limits because their credibility and leadership skills are constantly put to the test, not because of the work they do, but because of their feminine figure. Both chose to manage based on autonomy, transparency, participation, open communication and active listening, characteristics that differ from the traditional management model. In view of this, administration contributes to understanding the aspects linked to the roles and skills that must be performed by leaders, decision-making and resource management, so that cooperatives are managed efficiently and effectively. In this scenario, women's cooperativism has been standing out and proving to be a strong ally for female empowerment and has great potential for the sustainable development of the municipality. However, the lack of public policies, incentives, appreciation, recognition and visibility of women in rural areas are factors that limit the inclusion of women in cooperatives, thus delaying local sustainable development and the empowerment of women in rural areas.