Carta das mulheres para a cidade de Blumenau: percepções, demandas e reflexões sobre o direito das mulheres à cidade

Abstract

It aims to discuss the women's right to the city, due to gender inequality related to the access and the use of urban infrastructure in the city of Blumenau, in the south of Brazil. This article makes a review of the research entitled "The participation of women in the construction of the contemporary city: contributions to a new model of urban planning in Blumenau" presented in the Master Program in Regional Development of Fundacao Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB). The article presents some practical results achieved during the research. One of them are the meetings with the groups of women, which enabled the organization of a document named "Carta das Mulheres para a Cidade de Blumenau", that systematizes the demands raised by them during the discussions. This document was layed at the 6th Conference of the City of Blumenau, held in June 2016, and was also sent to be part of the revision process of the city Master Plan. The process of discussion and construction of this research made possible an approach with the reality of women, contributing as a theoretical support to the dialogues and experiences on the use of the city and to the understanding of their right to the city. The surveys conclusion points out the relevance of the discussion about the gender issue in the elaboration of urban public policies, once that women use the city in a differentiated way. Thus, when thinking about the city of Blumenau in the perspective of women, it opens the way to the humanization of the urban planning process.