Efeitos do cruzamento de gênero, raça e classe na vida de trabalhadoras de um empreendimento de reciclagem : uma leitura através da interseccionalidade

Abstract

This research return to questions about crossing gender, race and social classes in the context of solid waste recycling business, in Porto Alegre city, RS, Brazil. Through a case study, it was sough to deepen the comprehension of routines and life experiences of five workers women from Frederico Mentz Screening Unity, using intersectionality as an analytical tool. The American feminist lawyer Kimberlé Crenshaw formally used the concept of intersectionality at the first time in 1989, but it expanded particularly through the work of intellectuals and militants of black feminism. Beyond a simple definition, the intersectionality turns into an instrument of political struggle. According to Patricia Hill Collins it is at the same time a project of knowledge and a political weapon. The data production was possible due to an active work at the field, observing the routine job of the workers, planning meetings and other integrated activities. The utilization of well-structured interviews and informal conversations make possible the access to personal experiences, as the work related, considering the cooperative work specificities. The insertion on cooperative or associative work, apears as alternative for the income generation and potency in the struggle against social inequality, opening doors for black and poor women that do not find opportunities in another workspaces. The cooperative of waste recycling make up the segment of Solidarity Economy, assuming the responsibility of providing its members a political space, with social inclusion and that intend to acting in a solidary and self-management way.