Programa Mulheres Mil: interfaces de gênero na capacitação de mulheres para o mercado de trabalho em Palmas

Abstract

The research aims to reflect on the existing gender disparities in qualifying for the labor market, focusing on the Elderly Caregiver Course offered by the Thousand Women National Program (PMM), in the Federal Institute of Tocantins - Palmas Campus. Since the goal of the Program is to prepare women to achieve empowerment so they are able to develop their skills in the socioeconomic field, the proposal of the PMM can be considered, once it is a complementary policy, as an alternative to combat gender inequalities in Brazil, by reducing the sexual division of labor. It was held on documentary research through public files from IFTO and also statistical sources presented in official documents, such as ministerial decrees, federal agencies reports, statistics and news. As a tool for data collection, it was decided to interview 4 program managers and 15 students from the course. It was found that, although the program is aimed to women, we cannot consider it as a gender policy, because gender issues were not reflected in the course subjects. From the analysis of interviews with the students from the Class of Elderly Caregiver 2014/1 of IFTO Campus Palmas, it was identified that the course resulted in improvement in some aspects of women's lives, such as the ability to relate, encouraging continuity studies and significant elevation of self-esteem, but also it was concluded that the course has not been able to empower them. Thus, the Program needs to move much further on maximizing mainstreaming and that investing in complementary policies is critical, as the adoption of the National Plan of Policies for Women (PNPM) by the public administration in general is critical because it presents important guidelines for mainstreaming gender issues in the policies of Brazil.