Abstract

BARBANO, Letícia Maria  and  CRUZ, Daniel Marinho Cezar da. Para além da narrativa trabalho-família: promoção de equidade de gênero entre mães trabalhadoras BrasileirasBeyond the work-family narrative: promotion of gender equality among Brazilian working mothersMás allá de la narrativa trabajo-familia: promoviendo la igualdad de género entre las madres trabajadoras Brasileñas. Rev. Psicol., Organ. Trab. [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.2, pp. 1987-1992. ISSN 1984-6657.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2022.2.22866.

The aim of this study is to describe difficulties in balancing the roles of worker and family member, based on the opinion of mothers from different regions of Brazil (n _North = 8; n _Northeast = 29; n _South = 53; n _Southeast = 422; n _Midwest = 13). The qualitative question "Tell us a little about your role as a worker and if there are any difficulties that interfere in this occupation" received 525 answers. Data was analyzed with Thematic Content Analysis. Of the three categories and six subcategories that emerged, the reports brought experiences related to the hardships of organizing one's own time, excessive demands, prejudices experienced and feelings of overload. Long hours of work, high workload, lack of support networks and little participation of men in household and care tasks stand out as problems that stall mothers from balancing roles; and thus, stall the promotion of gender equality in society.

Keywords : work-family balance; motherhood penalty; work-family enrichment; role; working mothers; gender equality.

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