(DES)EMPODERAMENTO DAS MULHERES RURAIS DO ESTADO DO TOCANTINS A PARTIR DO ACESSO À POLÍTICA PÚBLICA DE CRÉDITO RURAL “PRONAF”

Cláudia da Luz Carvelli; Temis Gomes Parente

doi:10.54399/rbgdr.v20i2.7380

Authors

Cláudia da Luz Carvelli Universidade de Gurupi - Unirg
Temis Gomes Parente Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6086-6402

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54399/rbgdr.v20i2.7380

Keywords:

Female Empowerment, Rural Women, Pronaf Woman, Oral History

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the Pronaf rural credit program as an instrument for empowering rural women in the state of Tocantins. Pronaf Mulher contracts were analyzed in different municipalities from 2013 to 2020. The research problem sought to understand how Pronaf acts as an agent of empowerment for rural women in Tocantins, with a view to promoting their economic autonomy , political and social. The methodology included the analysis of documents and interviews using the Oral History proposal. The interviews were carried out in the rural communities of Vale Verde and Três Lagoas. Data analysis was based on a theoretical framework that considers women's empowerment theories, including factors such as access to information, training and financial resources. The results demonstrated that Pronaf provided improvements in the economic, social, personal and political dimensions of rural women in Tocantins. However, they also revealed that the majority of people do not have access to rural credit, which indicates that the program only partially achieved its objectives. Access to financial resources was identified as a crucial factor in the economic empowerment of rural women, but they faced difficulties in obtaining credit. It is concluded that it is necessary to expand access to information, training and financial resources to promote the empowerment of rural women in Tocantins and deal with differences in access to rural credit, taking into account the particularities of each region.

Author Biographies

Cláudia da Luz Carvelli, Universidade de Gurupi - Unirg

Docente do Curso de Ciências Contábeis no Centro Universitário Unirg, doutoranda em Desenvolvimento Regional pela UFT, mestre em Gestão e Desenvolvimento Regional pela Unitau, especialista em MBA Gestão Empresarial pela Eadcon, graduada em Ciências Contábeis pela Unirg.

Temis Gomes Parente, Universidade Federal do Tocantins - UFT

He holds a degree in History from the Federal University of Piauí (1986), a master's degree in History from the Federal University of Pernambuco (1996) and a PhD in History from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2001). She completed her Post-Doctorate at CEDEPLAR/UFMG (2010). She is currently a retired Full Professor at the Federal University of Tocantins. Volunteer professor of the Postgraduate Program in Regional Development at the same University. She collaborated with the Postgraduate Program in History at the Federal University of Mato Grosso. He coordinated the Interinstitutional Doctorate - DINTER - with the Postgraduate Program in History at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2006-2011). Coordinated the Postgraduate Program in Regional Development at the Federal University of Tocantins (2012-2013). She was director of the Northern Region of Oral History (2008-2009). He was a member of the Editorial board of Editora Universitária - EdFUT - in the area of Human Sciences, Letters and Arts) He was part of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Association of Oral History (2014-2016). He is part of the Editorial Committee of the Revista História Oral. She is the coordinator of the Center for the Study of Gender Differences - NEDIG - at the Federal University of Tocantins. He has been part of the Technical-Academic Committee of the Thematic Network on Peace, Interculturality and Democracy of the National Science and Technology Council since April 2015. He is part of the National History Association. He is part of the Brazilian Oral History Association and a member of the Editorial Committee of the Oral History Magazine. He has experience in the area of Brazilian History, with an emphasis on Cultural History, participating mainly in the following themes: gender and memory, Gender and Regional development, history and gender, oral history, history and culture and history of the present time. Consultant for the World Bank with the Department of Education of the State of Tocantins in the Knowledge Road Project.