Discussions on gender and femininities in the contemporary school

Abstract

In the face of the advances achieved by the feminist movements and the gender and sexuality studies, some understandings about being a woman have been moved, which it has enabled the deconstruction of limiting ideas in relation to feminine subjectivities. In contemporary times, we are constantly discussing women's rights, deconstructing gender stereotypes for girls and boys, fighting for gender equity. Therefore, it is desirable that new understandings on femininities should also be on the agenda of gender equity education from childhood. Thus, this article aims to problematize the persistence of sexist patterns in the school and the role of formal education in the deconstruction of them; chiefly by offering new understandings about feminine subjectivities and ways of being woman that are still limited to traditional stereotypes. In this sense, it uses discourse analysis to explore the construction of meanings. The results found are the need to improve teacher education on issues such as diversity and gender; the lack of training to several subjects in the school environment to deal with gender issues; the importance of open debates on gender and femininities as civic education for children, caregivers and subjects working in the school environment.

Keywords

• Educação
• Gênero
• Subjetividades
• Feminilidades
• Escola