Relações de gênero no cotidiano de homens e mulheres do assentamento Santana no Ceará

Abstract

The relationship of gender are in different aspects of daily life of men and women and vary from region to region. This study aimed to examine the relationship of gender in the daily life of men and women of the settlement Santana in Ceará. Specifically sought to verify the access of men and women to economic and social programmes of the government, describing the working conditions of men and women on the instruments used in work, form of water supply and type of power; identify the origin of the monthly income of men and women; examine the level of satisfaction of men and women in the matters health, education, leisure, transport, terms of residence, conditions of sanitation and access to durable goods and compare the participation of men and women in associations and/or cooperatives. Data were obtained from questionnaires used in the settlement. Adopted is descriptive statistics and inferencial. The main differences between the groups, so the division of labour, the level of education and access to public policies. In the women, in addition to domestic work, it is a complement of family income. The men have a lower level of education. The funding and provision of credit favour men with higher value of resources if the PRONAF. The differences between men and women in daily life of the settlement Santana, not put the woman in the role of victim, which is observed in most studies on gender. The settled show a greater level of satisfaction that the men on the indicators of quality of life and they are more optimistic about their future and their family. This fact reinforces that men and women have different attitudes in the face of everyday situations.