A sub-representação das mulheres após o direito de candidatura : análise da atuação e produção legislativa das vereadoras na Câmara de Cuiabá

Abstract

This research analyzes the condition of underrepresentation of women in the Cuiabá City Council, having as its object of study female participation in legislative activity during the period in which they occupied their mandates, ranging between the years 1951 and 2016. The objective is to analyze the condition and role of women in politics in Cuiabá, in addition to demonstrating, through the legislative agenda proposals presented by them, how the phenomenon of underrepresentation occurs. A qualitative bibliographic-documentary approach was adopted as a research methodology, through the survey and analysis of the legislative agenda of the councilors who worked in the House of Laws in question. In view of the research, it can be concluded that, despite advances in feminism and the fight for gender equality, women still face significant underrepresentation in politics, especially in the Cuiabá City Council. The research highlights that women, even when elected, are often unable to occupy leadership positions and have difficulty promoting agendas that meet their needs. Furthermore, patriarchal influence persists, limiting female participation and making public gender parity policies insufficient.