A participação feminina no setor de transporte coletivo: um estudo de caso no município de Volta Redonda - RJ

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to analyze the conditions of the woman in the work market, considering the context of a company of collective transport of the City at Volta Redonda-Rio de Janeiro. It is considered in the study that historically the work market was dedicated only toward men and, in different countries, had the transforming events of the society as the two Great Wars and the increase of the homes supported for women, among others, gradually had an increase of the access of the women to the work market. However, this entrance if gave sufficiently of limited form, being its adequacy considered in some determined sectors, normally in positions and functions of lesser prestige and lesser remuneration. Such context comes being systematically modified, with efforts come of different initiatives in different parts of the world that in such a way search the empowerment of the women, as the reduction in the emphasis until then given to the sex as category capable to differentiate individuals in the society. Although these efforts, still are possible to identify in the society practical sexists that guarantee to the men biggest access the position of prominence and remuneration. The transport sector collective was chosen for the study having in sight to be still characteristic of the masculine sex. The study it counted on the participation of one representative of the Company of collective transport and 20 professionals, differentiated between the positions of the company. The representative of the company answered to a questionnaire that had in The as objective to all describe the process of entrance of the women in the company, as well as evaluating the existence of possible differences between men and women, either the professional performance, either in the treatment given for the company. For the professionals of the company, the objective was to evaluate as the same ones perceived the professional situation of both the groups.The analysis of the research allowed to conclude that still there is a bigger occupation of the men in the positions of bigger remuneration, although already can observed the presence of the women too. The researches allow concluding that the situation of the woman still less is favored in comparison at men. However, such distant comes being systematically reduced. The treatment given for the company to the professionals is stimulating the equal relation between the genders, although to be able to be told differences in the work making for men and women.