Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The cattail (Typha spp.) is the protagonist of the life histories of women extractivist-artisans, because it guarantees their sustainability in daily life. In this perspective, the main objective of the thesis was to point out how cattail promotes the socioenvironmental sustainability of women who attribute meanings to their actions as a way of surviving, in the face of the adversities of their daily lives. It had as specific objectives: to contextualize the actions and processes of women in the extraction of the Cattail, in order to influence the construction of socioenvironmental sustainability; identify spaces (social, educational, cultural and political) in which women express their experiences in daily life; to describe the meanings attributed by the woman to the extraction of the cattail in relation to the sociability and the commercialization of the products re-signified to the raw material of Typha spp. To achieve the objectives, oral history was used interwoven with social phenomenology, which allowed us to recall events and facts that led the women extractivist-artisans of cattail - as well as extractive-artisans from Ouricuri straw, fishermen, lace makers, seamstresses, straw braids artisans, housekeepers, ministers, sisters, mothers and wives - to incorporate in their routine ways of resisting and sustaining the family in the place of daily life. In this case, the research locus was the municipality of Pacatuba, State of Sergipe, Brazil. We also used interviews-dialogues, semistructured questionnaires, participation in meetings and events, field journals, theoretical readings and photographs as methodological tools, which allowed us to systematize the thesis. We conclude that, for extractive-artisan women, sustainability is delineated in daily life through actions that aim to keep Typha spp. in constant production and growth. It is not something that is discussed, it is something that is done, and it was transmitted to them by previous generations and by processes of observation of the daily life, especially since the knowledge of the correct management is passed from artisan to artisan, during the harvest, as well as in meetings in associations, craft centers, group meetings and also in prayer spaces. Finally, the meaning that these extractivist-artisans attribute to the cattail is summed up in one word: everything. "[...] The Cattail to us is everything".________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ / L’arbre Taboa est la protagoniste des histories de vie des femmes artisans et faisantes de l’extractivisme, en raison de la garantie de leur maintenance dans la vie quotidienne. Ainsi, l’objectif central de cette thèse est exposer comment le Taboa (Thypha spp.) permet la viabilité de l’environnement et sociale des femmes qui mettent signification dans ces actions comme une forme de survivre avant les adversités de leur vie. Comme des objectifs spécifiques, la thèse contextualise les actions et les procès des femmes dans l’extraction de Taboa pour influencer dans la construction de durabilité socio-environnemental; elle identifie les espaces (sociaux, de l’éducation, culturels, politiques) dans lesquels les femmes expriment leurs expériences quotidiennes; décrit les significations attribués par ces femmes à l’extraction de Taboa en relation à la durabilité et commercialisation des produits de le Thypha spp. Pour la concrétisation de la thèse, on s’utilise de l’histoire oral ainsi comme de la méthode de la phénoménologie sociale, qui a en permis revoir la construction des faits responsables pour l’incorporation, pour partie de ces femmes artisans de Taboa, (ainsi como les artisans de “palha do Ouricuri”, pêcheuses, dentellières, couturières, femmes blanchisseuses, femmes de ménage, femmes pasteurs, soeurs, mères et femmes) dans leur quotidien, formes de résister et maintenir leurs familles. Dans ce cas là, le locus de recherche est le ville de Pacatuba, Sergipe, Brèsil. On s’utilise aussi des interviews-dialogues, des questionnaires semi-structuré, des participations dans des événements, des registres de recherche en locus, de la littérature de théorie et des photos, comme instrument méthodologique qui permet la systématisation de la thèse. On peut conclure que, pour les femmes artisans et faisantes de l’extractivisme, la durabilité habite dans la vie quotidienne, à travers des actions qui visent maintenir le Thypha spp en constant production et développement. Pour ces femmes, ce n’est pas quelque chose à discuter, mais à faire, une coutume transmise par des générations précédentes et des procès d’observation du quotidien, surtout parce que cette connaissance de manipulation est apprise d’artisan à artisan, pendant les périodes de la récolte, et dans les rencontres des associations, les centres d’artisanat, les réunions de groupe d’artisans, ainsi comme dans les espaces de prière. Enfin, le résumé de la signification que ces femmes artisans mettent à Taboa, est le mot ‘tout’: “Le Taboa est tout pour nous”. / A taboa é a protagonista das histórias de vida das mulheres extrativistas-artesãs, em razão da garantia da sua sustentabilidade no cotidiano. Nesta perspectiva, o objetivo central da tese foi explicitar como a taboa (Typha spp.) promove a sustentabilidade socioambiental de mulheres que atribuem significados às suas ações como forma de sobreviver, diante das adversidades do seu cotidiano. Teve como objetivos específicos: contextualizar as ações e processos das mulheres na extração da taboa, de modo a influenciar na construção da sustentabilidade socioambiental; identificar espaços (sociais, educacionais, culturais e políticos) em que as mulheres exprimem suas vivências no cotidiano; descrever os significados atribuídos pela mulher à extração da taboa, em relação à sociabilidade e à comercialização dos produtos ressignificados à matéria-prima da Typha spp. Para concretização, foi utilizada a história oral entrelaçada à fenomenologia social, que permitiu rememorar eventos e fatos que levaram as mulheres extrativistas-artesãs da taboa - bem como as extrativistas-artesãs da palha do Ouricuri, pescadoras, rendeiras, costureiras, trançadeiras, lavadeiras, passadeiras, faxineiras, pastoras, irmãs, mães e esposas - a incorporarem em sua rotina formas de resistir e sustentar a família no local de vida cotidiana. Neste caso, o locus da pesquisa foi o município de Pacatuba, Estado de Sergipe, Brasil. Utilizou-se também entrevistas-diálogos, questionários semiestruturados, participação em encontros e eventos, diários de campo, leituras teóricas e fotografias como instrumentos metodológicos, que permitiram sistematizar a tese. Concluímos que, para as mulheres extrativistas-artesãs, sustentabilidade delineia-se no cotidiano por meio de ações que objetivam manter a Typha spp em constante produção e crescimento. Não é algo que se discute, é algo que se faz, e que lhes foi transmitido pelas gerações anteriores e por processos de observação do cotidiano, sobretudo porque o conhecimento do manejo correto é passado de artesã para artesã, durante a colheita, e nos encontros nas associações, centros de artesanatos, reuniões do grupo e também em espaços de oração. Por fim, o significado que essas extrativistas-artesãs atribuem à taboa se resume em uma palavra: tudo. “[...]A taboa pra nós é tudo”. / São Cristóvão, SE

The study explored women’s underrepresentation in engineering at a Technical Vocational and Education and Training (TVET) College in Gauteng, South Africa. Research on the lack of women in engineering exists, however, the underrepresentation of women students in engineering at TVET Colleges is under-researched. Using a theoretical starting point Bandura’s concept of self-efficacy, a qualitative study explored views of selected female students on female underrepresentation in engineering at TVET Colleges, with reference to South West Gauteng College. Interviews with women in Engineering, Business Studies and Hospitality courses were undertaken. Findings indicated: engineering students' desire for equal career opportunities in engineering; recognition of the impact of gender stereotypes and differing ways of developing self-efficacy and capabilities as women to follow an engineering career; the barrier of gender stereotypes on secondary school girls’ choice of and achievement in Mathematics and Science and the information gap concerning career options in engineering; as well as benefits provided by TVET Colleges offering these courses. Some recommendations which are suggested are: TVET Colleges should ensure that more information about the engineering courses offered at these institutions be relayed to the public in a manner that is inclusive to everyone irrespective of gender. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Adult Education)