Da estratégia à adoção de práticas resilientes: os fatores que influenciaram a atuação dos Conselhos Gestores de Políticas para Mulheres em municípios da Zona Sul do RS, durante a crise pandêmica

Abstract

This study aims to identify the factors that, within the scope of the Women's Policy Management Councils (CGPMs) in the southern municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul — Capão do Leão, Pelotas, Rio Grande, and São José do Norte — enabled the implementation of resilient practices in a context of disarticulation of women's public policies at the national level during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research seeks to understand the elements that allowed CGPMs to maintain their relevance and functionality under adverse pressures, ensuring the continuity of their actions. In this regard, the focus is not on the actions themselves but on analyzing the structural and institutional conditions that made these practices possible. A descriptive-analytical study with a qualitative approach was conducted, using the content analysis technique. The study involved the analysis of secondary sources and semi-structured interviews with current coordinators of the selected participatory bodies and other individuals indicated by them. The results indicate that CGPM resilience was sustained by factors such as the institutional design of participatory bodies, the existence of specific budgetary resources, the support of the executive branch, active civil society participation, strategic action on social media, and the adoption of technological resources. It is concluded that interinstitutional cooperation and networking can play a central role in defending and expanding women's rights in adverse contexts.