THE VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN IN THE CAMELÔ MARKET IN THE CITY OF SANTO ANTÔNIO DE JESUS-BA (Atena Editora)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to highlight the vulnerability of women street vendors in the city of Santo Antônio de Jesus-BA who, although they are part of an informal circuit responsible for generating income and moving the local and regional economy, suffer from gender inequalities., access to public space, mainly. The structural precariousness of work historically verified in Brazil can also be verified in the city of Santo Antônio de Jesus and informal work in the camel market is a reality that reveals the profound social inequality also in access to decent work conditions. This inequality will be even more profound when we consider the vulnerability explained by gender differences, so we sought to make it visible in the daily lives of women street vendors as it is made explicit. A methodological approach was adopted based on bibliographic and documental research, and on the techniques of participant observation, of a qualitative nature. Taking as a time frame the period marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, between the years 2020 to 2021. The results achieved indicate the need to create municipal public policies that accommodate the specificities contained in socio-spatial dynamics considering gender and gender differences. guarantee the improvement of working conditions for women street vendors.