Gender, agroecology and local entities: participation and actions in territory of sisal

Abstract

In the course of the historical process, the social relations of gender have been (re) constructed
from a perspective that involves women in different social spaces. In this respect, it is important
to highlight the importance of the actions of local institutions in fostering these practices. This
work aimed to identify and how entities located in the Territory of Sisal, state of Bahia, act in
the perspective of social relations of gender using an agroecological approach. There was a
process of mobilization of local entities and implementation of a semi-structured interview. We
highlight the number of entities that develop actions with this perspective, the topics addressed
and the use of participatory methodologies. In this way, it was realized that the entities that
work in the territory of sisal foment the empowerment of women from the stimulus to social
participation and effectiveness of the principles that guide agroecology.