MICROCRÉDITO E (DES) EMPODERAMENTO DAS MULHERES BENEFICIÁRIAS NO BANCO DO POVO EM PALMAS /TO

Microcredit has been adopted in several countries as a tool capable of generating income,reducing social inequalities and empowering women. In this context, focusing on the genderperspective, this article aims to analyze whether microcredit contributed to the empowermentof women beneficiaries of the...

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Autores: Parente, Temis Gomes, Coelho, Eliene Campelo
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2019
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)
Repositório:Revista Observatório
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revista.uft.edu.br:article/6274
Acesso em linha:https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/observatorio/article/view/6274
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Microcrédito; Perspectiva de gênero; Empoderamento; Desempoderamento; Banco do Povo.
Empoderamento Feminino.
Gênero; Microcrédito;
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Resumo:Microcredit has been adopted in several countries as a tool capable of generating income,reducing social inequalities and empowering women. In this context, focusing on the genderperspective, this article aims to analyze whether microcredit contributed to the empowermentof women beneficiaries of the People's Bank in Palmas / Tocantins. The methodology adoptedis the Oral History that bares networks of beneficiaries' daily life, which gives them voice andbrings to the fore processes triggered by microcredit. The testimonies show that, althoughmicrocredit brings improvements in living conditions, the empowerment of these clients wasnot achieved in the sense of giving them conditions of emancipation, autonomy, socialparticipation, self-esteem and educational training.