Trajetórias profissionais de mulheres executivas: qual o preço do sucesso?

Abstract

This article aims at describing how executive women perceive the impact of issues relating to employability and gender in the construction of their careers in private companies in Brazil. The theoretical framework identifies changes in the workplace that make new career models emerge as well as issues related to gender and its impact on building professional trajectories. The field research, based on twelve in-depth interviews, sought to understand how the group perceives and traces their careers-what elements are identified as facilitators and what difficulties are perceived in this process, as well as strategies to overcome them. The results pointed that employability is considered crucial in building the careers of this group of women, through educational background. The gender issue only arose when discussing the family roles, more specifically, motherhood and marriage. Interviewees reported that the career is important as a source of personal fulfillment, but not letting go of motherhood and / or marriage. They make it clear they face obstacles in assuming different roles, but do not see impossibilities, but difficulties in their choice and seek to manage and consider the different roles assumed.

Making a Career in a Male-Dominated Field: The Meaning of Work for Women Employed in the Financial Markets

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“…Other subjects of study include the professional trajectories of female executives (Loureiro, Costa & Freitas, 2012;Carvalho-Neto, Tanure, & Santos, 2014), the power and leadership of women within organizations (Kanan, 2010;Nogueira & Kubo, 2013), managerial questions relating to the careers of professional women (Lemos, Mello, & Guimarães, 2014;Souza, Lopes & Hilal, 2015) and the woman's personal and professional identity (Silva, Amazonas, & Vieira, 2010;Bezerra & Vieira, 2013).…”

Mulheres em cargos de chefia: desafios e percepções

“…Em decorrência dessa situação, há uma crença compartilhada no universo corporativo de que a ascensão pro ssional das mulheres atrapalha o equilíbrio entre seu trabalho, o convívio com a família e suas responsabilidades domésticas (CANABAR-RO; SALVAGNI, 2015;FERREIRA et al, 2015;LOUREIO;COSTA;FREITAS, 2012).…”

“…Cabe acrescentar que esses mesmos indivíduos tendem a criar obstáculos para a ascensão pro ssional das mulheres, com base na crença de que isso poderia romper o equilíbrio entre o trabalho e sua vida pessoal (CANA-BARRO; SALVAGNI, 2015;FERREIRA et al, 2015;LOUREIO;COSTA;FREITAS, 2012).…”

Mulheres Executivas Brasileiras: O Teto De Vidro Em Questão

“…A questão é muito mais das mulheres executivas decidirem pelas perdas que terão enquanto mães ao terem também uma carreira, do que a imposição do mundo corporativo que não as reconhecem como competentes. Pesquisas indicam que elas não desistiram da luta pelo sucesso na carreira executiva, mas também não querem e não podem abrir mão do cuidado com os filhos e outros aspectos da vida pessoal(LOUREIRO, COSTA, FREITAS, 2012).…”