Impactos da formação política da escola nacional de formação da CONTAG (ENFOC) na construção do protagonismo feminino sindical em Alagoas

Abstract

This final undergraduate thesis aims to analyze the impacts of the political and union training promoted by the National School of Training of CONTAG (ENFOC) on the trajectory of rural women leaders in Alagoas, based on the methodology of popular education and experience systematization. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach, with a descriptive and analytical features, grounded on the contributions of Paulo Freire, Oscar Jara, Bell Hooks, Débora Mazza, and the official documents of ENFOC and CONTAG. The adopted methodology consisted of analysis of the reports from the three training modules held in the cities of Maceió/AL, Aracaju/SE, and João Pessoa/PB, in 2023 and 2024. Based on the lived experiences, it was observed that the women began to recognize themselves as political subjects, capable of acting in decision-making spaces within the union movement, evidencing a strengthening of critical consciousness and feminine empowerment. Concrete impacts were identified, such as the increased political participation, the aspiration to run for elected positions, participation in councils and community organizations, as well as the peasant and gender identity appreciation. At the same time, the research also revealed the challenges and limitations faced by these women, such as structural machismo, symbolic and institutional exclusion, and barriers imposed by the sexual segregation of labor. It is concluded that ENFOC has played a strategic role in the training of female leadership in rural areas, contributing to the construction of a fairer, more inclusive, and transformative unionism. Through the articulation of popular knowledge, emancipatory pedagogical practices, and feminist perspectives, the training has strengthened not only the political participation of women but also their autonomy and capacity to transform the reality in the places where they live and act.