WOMEN COLLECTORS OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS IN THE REDE RECICLA SERIDÓ: gender conditions and socio-organizational challenges
Women collectors of recyclable materials. Patriarchal gender inequalities. Political organization.
The research aims to investigate the social implications resulting from the inadequate handling and disposal of solid waste regarding the living, working and organizational conditions of women collectors of recyclable materials in Brazil, with reference to those who participate in the Rede Recicla Seridó, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. The objective is to analyze how patriarchal gender relations are structured in the daily lives of these recyclable material collectors, considering that women are even more exposed than men to social and economic vulnerabilities aggravated by patriarchal gender inequalities. The object analysis will be guided from dialectical historical materialism, to enable the apprehension of the aspects in their totality, from a qualitative research centered on field research, which will have as instruments of direct observation and semi-structured interviews, anchored in wide literature review concerning the theme. The intention is to unveil the object's appearances and perceive it in its concrete reality. The research questions, objectives and content of bibliographic, documentary, observation and interviews material will be dealt with content analysis techniques and procedures. The information acquired in this process resulted in the present master's dissertation, which will have the purpose of contributing to the academic and professional formation of Social Work, with society and with women collectors of recyclable materials. It is necessary to signal ways to face the difficulties related to the management of these materials, aiming to assist in the construction of a fairer society, without exploitation and domination of class, race and patriarchal gender relations, in which human well-being is above the reproduction of capital.