Direito à cidade em perspectiva de gênero: a atuação das mulheres da Subsecretaria de Planejamento Urbano em Belo Horizonte/MG

Abstract

Brazilian society is marked by relations of power and subjugation, which are expressed in various ways, mainly through patriarchal domination, and these aspects gain spatial dimensions. This is evident in the processes of urbanization, which are permeated by relations of inequality, violence, and lack of urban infrastructure, which make life in cities unsustainable for a large part of the population, especially women. Even though, in recent years, the presence of women in politics has grown, especially in the field of urban policies, the prospect of changing this scenario seems distant, since female participation is still unbalanced when compared to the presence of men, with the various obstacles and sexism that they face to participate in an institutional space historically dominated effectively by men. In addition, inequalities in daily urban life have increased in recent years. This is mainly due to the experiences of far-right governments and reactionaries who have gained space in the world and Brazilian politics, especially in Belo Horizonte, which adopted an anti-gender policy. The general objective of the research is to reflect on the right to the city from a gender perspective and to analyze how the participation of women within the city government of Belo Horizonte, especially the employees of the Subsecretariat of Urban Planning (Suplan), contribute to this struggle. It is understood that occupying these institutional spaces is essential for women's struggle for the right to the city and the right to life in a space that is continually denied to them. Based on this, the methodology was divided into two main markers: the first is bibliographic and documentary research; in the second moment, interviews were conducted with women who work at Suplan in Belo Horizonte, since their work is directly linked to the production of the city and urban planning.