Conhecimento e hierarquias de gênero: a desqualificação como estratégia de poder
Conhecimento e hierarquias de gênero: a desqualificação como estratégia de poder
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.4302528082
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Palavras-chave: Mercado de trabalho, Gênero, Etnia; Políticas Públicas, Ensino Superior
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Keywords: Labor Market, Gender, Ethnicity; Public Policies, Higher Education
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Abstract: The project "Labor Market and Public Policies on Gender and Ethnicity: Seeking Dialogue in the Field of Human Rights," conducted at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), takes different approaches to the field of professional hierarchies. It has highlighted the focus on gender relations in higher education in its publications. The research is the result of investments in areas of study, dating back to the completion of stricto sensu postgraduate programs in Sociology—a master's degree with the dissertation submitted in 1989 and a doctoral degree with the thesis submitted in 1998—at the Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IFCS/UFRJ). The project's empirical site is UERJ, and data regarding the distribution of vacancies by course, sex, and race have been monitored in the study, confirming a "gender logic" that remains very prominent in career choices in higher education entrance exams. The gender concentration in some university programs persists, and several of them have a historical history of training female professionals, starting from their inception, with women seeking professionalization. One of the most striking arguments that still resonates in assessing the impact of this phenomenon is the tendency for women to seek access to professions that involve "caring for someone." The sociology of professions has a strong analytical bias toward knowledge as a form of power. "Caring for someone" has not been valued, which limits its power.
- Dayse de Paula