As experiências sociais de mulheres no tradicionalismo gaúcho : do passado idealizado ao presente construído

Abstract

Culture and its different cultural manifestations are an important excerpt for think about the social relations and gender inequalities that exist in them. In this perspective, the present study is the result of a qualitative and exploratory Master's research, whose general objective was to understand how the representation of women in Gaucho traditionalism impacts the social experiences experienced by women members of Centers of Gaucho Traditions (CTGs) and traditionalist entities from Porto Alegre, from the perspective of gender and generation, in order to contribute to the process of understanding the reality of women from Rio Grande do Sul in Brazilian society. As for the specific objectives, these were: 1) Identify how women are represented in traditionalism in the state; 2) Understand the social experiences of women members of CTGs from the perspective of gender and generation; 3) Analyze the processes of participation of women in the decision spaces of the CTGs. The interviews were conducted between the months of March and October 2020, totaling fifteen participants, seven women members of CTGs and traditionalist entities, four bosses - director of the entity, one woman member of the Traditionalist Movement of Rio Grande do Sul (MTG) and three men members of CTGs. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a disease caused by the new coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2), which caused certain social distance measures to be determined, only three interviews were carried out in person, the others were carried out using communication software. online and telephone calls, all interviews were recorded and later transcribed. The treatment of the data was carried out based on the Content Analysis of Roque Moraes, through which it is possible to perceive the generational character that the gaucho traditionalism presents, as the interviewees interpret the questions about gender equality within the movement, as well as the broad ones spaces in which they operate, whether in management positions or in competitions in which the entities participate. From this contribution it was possible to reach some conclusions: women are in all spaces and positions in the traditionalism of Rio Grande do Sul, but they are still a minority in spaces of power and decision; women still experience countless expressions of gender inequality in the movement, although they do not always perceive them as such; employers face many difficulties and discrimination when acting as leaders, however, women consider the management headed by women to be very positive; there have been more debates about the role of women in the movement and discussions about gender inequalities; questions about sexual diversity and LGBTphobia still remain very invisible, with few discussions and actions directed at this segment and the black population has experienced a greater opening of traditionalism towards racial issues, but racism continues to exist in traditionalist spaces.