ATUAÇÃO DE MULHERES COLABORADORAS EM COOPERATIVAS DE NAVIRAÍ-MS

Abstract

This paper aims analyze the perception of women who work or have worked as collaborators in cooperatives in the city of Naviraí-MS, seeking to identify the challenges and opportunities faced by these women in their professional trajectories. The research is based on a bibliographical review organized into two parts: Women in the Labor Market and Women in Cooperatives, offering a historical and contextual overview of the insertion and evolution of female activity in these spaces. The methodology adopted consisted of descriptive quantitative research, carried out through the application of an online questionnaire prepared via Google Forms. 51 women responded to the questionnaire, including current employees and those who have worked in local cooperatives in the past. As a result, we identify the difficulty in finding women occupying strategic positions in cooperatives in the city. Regarding barriers in cooperatives, the following were identified: the lack of support from leaders, the difficulty of reconciling work and family, the organizational culture that does not value women and the lack of acceptance from the team. Regarding the challenges for performance/growth in cooperatives in general, the lack of growth opportunities for women, discrimination due to being a woman and the difficulty in reconciling work and family were highlighted. All these aspects together contribute to the lack of women at strategic levels in the cooperatives studied.