Liderança social feminina na APA Baía Negra

Abstract

Female leadership has peculiar and exclusive characteristics of women, who have the skills to form and organize groups that are generally linked to community work and social institutions. Seeking to expand knowledge on this topic, the present work aims to characterize the style of female social leadership in APA Baía Negra, an Environmental Protection Area located in the region of Ladário-MS. The research was carried out with a qualitative approach and descriptive objectives. Data were collected through documentary research, taking information from articles, newspapers and information websites. And as a result, it was observed that the characterization of female social leadership employed in the conservation unit is related to the social leader's own life story as well as factors related to the community. It was found that the leaders, despite presenting different leadership styles, have similarities in the great feeling of belonging to APA Baía Negra and the pride of being part of the community. This feeling led these women to take actions aimed at conserving the APA, through engagement in socio-environmental causes.