Mulheres no contexto da economia solidária na comunidade de Itamatatiua - Alcântara - MA: lutas e resistências

Abstract

O present work analyzes the lutas and resistance of the women of the Community of Itamatatiua - Alcântara MA, to insert no associative work in the context of the solidarity economy developed through ceramic crafts. A long year of research it has been confirmed that the new ways of producing following the principles of selfmanagement and associated work have become the main source of social reproduction of women. Discussion of the historical process of the sexual division of work, as well as the forms of economic and political organization in the community and the process of struggle that undertake the perspective of the generation of income and of sustainable local development. Na analysis of the processes, some methodological procedures adopted, such as the use of daily field, application of semistructured interview, photographic record, participant observation, apart from bibliographic and documentary survey. A research showed that the women of Itamatatiua are building a new economy or reinventing new strategies to develop their work activities with ceramics. In addition, the problems faced such as transportation of raw materials, access to land and production training require new organizational strategies to claim and fight for their socioeconomic and territorial directives by means of Public Policies.