Homens e Mulheres Sem-Teto:

relações de Gênero na Luta por Moradia em São Paulo

Abstract

This text is the result of a reflection, both theoretical and practical, about the condition and daily life of the homeless population in occupations and practices of the Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST). The objective of this analysis is to discuss the role of these spaces in the creation of strategies for the collective reproduction of life, which at the same time gives women a political space and also resignifies the lives of homeless men. The shift from the capital-labor conflict to the struggle for territory has transformed the activist profile, now predominantly female, focused on self-management and community care. The study adopts a multiscalar approach to analyze social relationships in daily life and how they are shaped by dominant economic processes, observing individuals' responses to maintaining social integration or creating resistance strategies. The text is based on a field experience at the Maria da Penha occupation in Guarulhos in March 2024, illustrating the crisis of the individual and social reproduction, and the role of occupations and militant women in the survival of deterritorialized people.