The beiju's women of Vale Verde
Work. Women. Gender. Vale Verde. Beiju.
This text presents the partial results of the analysis of the work of women in the production of beiju in Vale Verde, Porto Seguro-BA. First, the objective was to understand the origins of the production and commercialization of beiju. Therefore, we tried to see, nowadays, the gender issues involved in the work. In addition, one of the goals was to bring out the visibility of women in the work with beiju. For this purpose, oral history and participant observation were used to record the experiences of these women in their work environments. All stages of work with the beiju were observed, from dealing with the cassava to its manufacture and sale. In this sense, activities that cross rural and urban were identified, in order to expose contemporary rural dynamics. It was observed that, despite the fact that there is male participation in the process, women move beyond production, actively acting in the organization and management of work.