Abstract

COELHO, Leila Machado  and  BAPTISTA, Marisa. The history of the politics insertion of the woman in Brazil: a trajectory from the private to the public spaces. Rev. psicol. polít. [online]. 2009, vol.9, n.17, pp. 85-99. ISSN 2175-1390.

It presents a historical revision of the feminine role in the Brazilian society that attributes to the women a predominant performance in the private space, which explains the small presence of the women, as protagonists, in the politics scene. Although inserted and intensely operating in the partisan politics, as well as in the different politics contexts lived by the country - working-class movement, fight for the feminine vote and against the dictatorship - rarely the women arrive to exert an elective or nominative politician position. This activity remains associated to the masculine role, in a private/public dichotomy proper of modernity. The reflective proposal indicates that a bigger feminine insertion in the Brazilian politician scene supposes modifications in terms of the gender related social expectations and, at the same time, questionings of the current standards.

Keywords : Woman; Politics; Feminine identity; Feminism; Gender.

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