Estruturas e representações sobre a desigualdade de gênero na gestão da água em Ouro Preto/ MG: uma análise da percepção de conselheiros e gestores dos órgãos municipais / Structures and representations on gender inequality in water management in Ouro Preto / MG: an analysis of the perception of councilors and managers of municipal bodies
The article analyze the participation of women in water management in the municipality of Ouro Preto / MG, to identify whether, in the perception of employees and advisers, there are gender inequalities in the organizational structures of the bodies and councils in which they operate and whether the interviewees recognize differences related to gender roles in the public and private sphere.Regarding the methodological classification, this is applied, quantitative, descriptive and survey research.Data collection was carried out through the application of questionnaires, which were answered by 48 counselors and 72 employees of the bodies responsible for water management in the municipality.The bodies and councils that participated in the study were: SEMAE, COMUSA, CODEMA, Municipal Secretary of the Environment and Subcommittee of Nascent Watershed.It is concluded that in relation to the perception of managers there are gender inequalities in the organizational structures and in the social roles of men and women.