A participação feminina no mercado de trabalho: uma revisão de literatura sobre desafios, conquistas e políticas para a equidade de gênero

Abstract

The scenario of women in the job market, with several points of achievement, is configured at a point of development that still needs a lot of tact to achieve what is understood as ideal. The right to maternity leave, although it is a great advance, needs a greater look at the protections women have upon their return, which is generally surrounded by uncertainty and insecurity about their stay, especially regarding the financial need after having a child. From the perspective of women who do not want to have children, their challenges at work are also, in many cases, facing social stigmas that require the application of greater energy than that of men in their permanence, maintenance and growth. The two situations presented bring reflections that are not only about indicators in which the corporate environment shows the growth of women occupying positions, but about how we still need to advance in life in practice, on a daily basis, in respect for what It should be natural, but it still dates back to a society loaded with many historically charged prejudices. The objective of this work is to analyze the reasons that lead to salary inequalities between genders and to raise questions about how women's reality is configured in workspaces amidst circumstances of prejudice, double working hours, and statistical inconsistencies, which are enough to generate some questions and analyzes about this structure.