Feminismo e classismo: memórias, relações e disputas no Sindicato Único dos Trabalhadores em Educação de Minas Gerais

Abstract

This paper aims to understand how the Sind-UTE / MG has addressed the specific theme for women in their proposals and actions presented to the category. The methodology used in this master's research is the documentary analysis of the materials produced by Sind-UTE / MG (congressional theses, letters, reports, booklets and newspapers). In this study, the focus is on some guiding questions: How has this union addressed gender oppression and class exploitation in its documents? There is a concern of this union to meet specific demands for working women in their proposals And actions? For this, we theoretically appropriated feminist authors, who approach the classist perspective, especially Heleieth Saffioti, Cecíia Toledo, Mirla Cisne, Zuleika Alambert. The work is organized in three chapters. In the first, we discuss the oppression of women from a historical perspective. This study is based on anthropological research and we relate this discussion to the feminization of the teaching profession. In the second, we draw a historical account of the situation of women in capitalist society and the various waves of the feminist movement. In the third chapter we discuss the specific questions about Sind-UTE / MG, bringing the analysis of the theses presented in the Congresses of the union, the first one held in 1991 and the last in 2015, and interview with two trade union activists. Finally, we weave the considerations.