Gênero e trabalho no Tocantins: mulheres exercendo profissões "consideradas" masculinas

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the conception of women on the construction of gender in the job market and their conditions often inferiorized. This research had as interlocutors the women residing in Miranorte, Miracema and Palmas -TO, who perform "considered" male professions, emphasizing their perceptions, experiences and challenges in the world of work. It was sought to understand how these women understand their feminine condition in the world of work and how they face socially constructed differences and hierarchies about gender. In the bibliographical research, we sought to analyze the category of gender and the historical, social and economic path of women in capitalist society, problematizing the lack of equality in the relations between men and women and their trajectory in society. Five professionals were interviewed, randomly selected and the data collection materialized with semi-structured interviews, through a questionnaire prepared in advance, opening space for new questions. It was found that women have increasingly achieved notoriety and space in the world of work as subjects of rights, however, the results of the research show that the gender inequalities persist in the labor market of Tocantins. There were reports of some manifestations of chauvinism and harassment in work environments, however, professionals did not seek for legal mechanisms to combat these practices. The interviewees maintain the work / family articulation, reconciling the work with the double journey, being the main responsible for the domestic work. The research highlights that the search for equal rights, wages and social treatments without discrimination and without subalternity must remain alive and active.