The representation in the woman of the Chamber of Deputies: trajectory, politic action and re-election of parliamentary gaucho in the period from 2007 to 2011

A presente disserta????o tem como objetivo principal analisar a represe nta????o da mulher na C??mara dos Deputados, especificamente as parlamentares ga??chas no per??odo entre 2007 e 2011. A proposta deste trabalho ?? investigar a trajet??ria, o mandato e a campanha para reelei????o dessas mulheres que compunham a bancada feminina do Rio Grande do Sul, na 53?? Legislatura da C??mara Federal. A atua????o destas representantes ?? investigada a partir de momentos distintos de participa????o no campo pol??tico: na trajet??ria que percorreram na constru????o de suas carreiras pol??ticas, no momento da representa????o (na arena legislativa) e na busca do voto para se manterem no cargo (arena eleitoral). Essa an??lise se d?? ?? luz de conceitos sobre representa????o pol??tica, reconhecimento e capital pol??tico. Al??m disso, traz as discuss??es acerca da sub -represe nta????o feminina na pol??tica institucional brasileira e um breve relato da trajet??ria do movimento feminista no Brasil. Aborda, ainda, sobre as teorias pol??ticas feministas e a inser????o da mulher nos partidos pol??ticos no Brasil. Os dados para pesquisa emp??rica foram retirados, principalmente, dos endere??os eletr??nicos da C??mara Federal, do Tribunal Superior eleitoral e dos blogs das representantes. Concluiu-se que a presen??a da mulher ga??cha no parlamento federal, mais especificamente na C??mara de Deputados , tem sido importante na pol??tica institucional brasileira. Seus trabalhos e ideias aos poucos ganham for??a e destaque, mostrando a relev??ncia de uma rela????o entre a pol??tica de presen??a e a pol??tica de ideias. A participa????o destas mulheres em diversas Comiss??es da C??mara de Deputados e o leque de proposi????es de sua autoria em diferentes ??reas tem??ticas, al??m da visibilidade que alcan??aram durante suas trajet??rias e nas elei????es proporcionais de 2010, pode contribuir efetivamente para que mais mulheres venham a alcan??ar poder pol??tico, j?? que ?? medida que ganham maior destaque e visibilidade, aumentam o capital pol??tico e demonstram o potencial da mulher para a conquista de espa??os historicamente relegados apenas ao sexo masculinoThis dissertation aims at analyzing the representation of women in the Chamber of Deputies, specifically gaucho women parliamentarians in the period between 2007 and 2011. The purpose of this study is to investigate the trajectory, mandate and campaign for reelection of the women who made up the female caucus of Rio Grande do Sul, in the 53th Legislature of the Federal Chamber . The performance of these representatives is investigated from different moments of participation in the political: who walked in the path of building their political careers at the time of representation (in the legislative arena) and in the pursuit of votes to remain in office (electoral arena).This analysis gives birth to concepts of political representation, recognition and political capital. Moreover, brings discussions about the underrepresentation of women in politics brazilian institutional and a brief account of the history of the feminist movement in Brazil. It also analyzes the theories about feminist politics and inclusion of women in political parties in Brazil. The data for empirical research were taken mainly from the electronic addresses of the Federal Chamber, the Superior Electoral Court and representatives of blogs. It was concluded that the presence of women in federal parliament gaucho, more specifically the Chamber of Deputies, has been important in the brazilian institutional policy. His work and ideas gradually gain strength and prominence, showing the relevance of a relationship between the presence of political and policy ideas. The participation of these women in various committees of the Chamber of De puties and the range of propositions of his own in different thematic areas, visibility beyond that achieved during their careers and in proportional elections of 2010, can contribute effectively so that more women will achieve political power since as the y gain more prominence and visibility, increase political capital and demonstra te the potential of woman to conquer spaces historically relegated only to male