O papel da mulher no desenvolvimento sustentável sob a ótica da Agenda 21 no Estado de Pernambuco

Abstract

AGENDA 21, a major document on the issue of sustainability, is a program to be implemented by govemments at all levels of development and independent groups in areas where there is human activity affecting the environrnent. The woman, as first manager of natural resources, becomes a multiplier of sustainable behaviors, and this is the reason why discussions on gender and the resulting investments in education, health and women's quality of life are so important. This study aims to identify how the initiatives of local Agenda 21 may fmd adherence to the world initiatives for women's rights in order to achieve a sustainable and equitable developmep.t, according to the principIes embodied in its chapter 24, by the results obtained by applying the indicators "Relationship between female and male education in primary, secondary and higher school" and "rate of illiteracy among men and women aged 15-24." For this investigation, we conducted a qualitative survey, using questionnaires, interviews with directors and / or coordinators of public schools in two cities in Pemambuco State, Ipojuca and Pesqueira. The results showed that illiteracy rates in the two counties (Ipojuca with Agenda 21, and Pesqueira still without its formulation) remain high and also showed similar results regarding the comparison between males and females aged 15 to 24. It was also observed that a higher level of women's education contributes more actively to sustainable development, showing it's necessary that the two counties seek the development and / or implementation of Local Agenda 21 in order to consolidate the actions set out in it to improve education.