Doxa (Jun 2017)

The influence of gender social construction on professional choice

  • Flaviane Izidro Alves de Lima,
  • Ana Elisa Gambarti Teixeira Voig,
  • Marianne Ramos Feijó,
  • Mario Lázaro Camargo,
  • Hugo Ferrari Cardoso

DOI
https://doi.org/10.30715/rbpe.v19.n1.2017.10818
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 33 – 50

Abstract

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Sexist education is transmitted inside and outside of schools through social relations among individuals, which contributes to men and women (re)product different social places from the allocation of social gender roles. That process leads to different forms of construction of behavior, interests and choices, including work-related ones. We conducted a literature review, in this databases: portal of e-journal Psychology (PePSIC) Virtual Health Library - Psychology (BVS-PSI), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and the thesis database of Coordination Higher Level Personnel Training (CAPES) and books and journals cataloged in the library of the Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", campus of Bauru, in order to investigate how education, formal and informal, permeated by gender influences the interests and career choices. It was noted the importance of reflection and discussion on gender issues with regard to professional interests and choices and the consequent production of new studies on the subject, since gender inequalities experienced in society, so the labor organizations, limit choices, relationships, development and can harm the health of people.

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