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Mulheres gestoras e mães sozinhas: desafios e estratégias na conciliação entre carreira e maternidade
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Os desafios de articulação entre a vida familiar e a vida profissional têm vindo a
ser estudados por diferentes áreas do saber, e são inúmeros, independentemente do
gênero. Contudo, quando uma mulher decide investir numa carreira profissional
diferenciada, enquanto vivencia a maternidade sem o apoio do pai de seu(s) filho(s), os
desafios não só aumentam como se tornam mais complexos. A partir de uma
metodologia qualitativa, de caráter exploratório e descritivo, com recurso à entrevista
em profundidade, o presente trabalho explora as trajetórias de sete mulheres brasileiras,
entre os 35 e os 55 anos, que assumiram funções de direção como gestoras em
múltiplos setores de atividade profissional. Identificam-se os desafios na
conciliação das responsabilidades de ordem familiar e profissional, bem como as
estratégias pensadas e implementadas no sentido de superar expectativas, pressões e
obstáculos socialmente construídos e impostos. Problematiza-se ainda o surgimento de
dúvidas resultantes de processos de construção de si, que espelham múltiplas e históricas
assimetrias em termos de gênero, família e carreira profissional. Os resultados apurados
sugerem percursos dificultados pela permanência de expectativas sociais -
partilhadas pelo universo profissional e, em alguns casos, pelas próprias mulheres
- que reclamam um maior investimento destas na área familiar, ainda que à custa de
prejuízos no cumprimento das suas legítimas ambições pessoais e profissionais.
Enfatiza-se, assim, a necessidade de aprofundar o estudo em torno da compatibilização
entre a vida familiar e profissional, a partir de uma perspectiva de gênero,
problematizando assimetrias e discriminações, de modo a contribuir para a concepção e
implementação de políticas públicas mais justas e equilibradas.
The challenges of articulation between family life and professional life have emerged as a topic of study in different areas of knowledge, and they are countless, regardless of gender. However, when a woman decides to invest in a differentiated professional career path, while experiencing motherhood without the support of her child's father, the challenges not only become larger but more complex. Through a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive methodology, using the in-depth interview, the present study explores the trajectories of seven Brazilian women, between the ages of 35 and 55, who exercise or have already held management positions in different sectors of economic activity. Challenges are identified in reconciling family and professional responsibilities, as well as strategies designed and implemented to overcome expectations, pressures and obstacles built and imposed by society. The emergence of doubts resulting from the processes of constructing one's own identity, which reflect multiple and historical divergences in terms of gender, family and professional career, is also problematic. The results show signs of difficult paths for the permanence of social expectations - shared by the professional universe and, in some cases, by the women themselves - that claim a greater investment in the family area, albeit at the expense of damages in the fulfillment of their legitimate ambitions personal and professional. It is emphasized, therefore, the need to deepen the study around the compatibilization between family and professional life, from a gender perspective, exposing asymmetries and discriminations, in order to contribute to the conception and implementation of fairer and more balanced public policies.
The challenges of articulation between family life and professional life have emerged as a topic of study in different areas of knowledge, and they are countless, regardless of gender. However, when a woman decides to invest in a differentiated professional career path, while experiencing motherhood without the support of her child's father, the challenges not only become larger but more complex. Through a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive methodology, using the in-depth interview, the present study explores the trajectories of seven Brazilian women, between the ages of 35 and 55, who exercise or have already held management positions in different sectors of economic activity. Challenges are identified in reconciling family and professional responsibilities, as well as strategies designed and implemented to overcome expectations, pressures and obstacles built and imposed by society. The emergence of doubts resulting from the processes of constructing one's own identity, which reflect multiple and historical divergences in terms of gender, family and professional career, is also problematic. The results show signs of difficult paths for the permanence of social expectations - shared by the professional universe and, in some cases, by the women themselves - that claim a greater investment in the family area, albeit at the expense of damages in the fulfillment of their legitimate ambitions personal and professional. It is emphasized, therefore, the need to deepen the study around the compatibilization between family and professional life, from a gender perspective, exposing asymmetries and discriminations, in order to contribute to the conception and implementation of fairer and more balanced public policies.
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Gênero Maternidade Mulheres gestoras Liderança Discriminação Genre Maternity Women managers Leadership Discrimination