A construção da carreira de reitoras: um olhar sobre as universidades federais

AUTOR(ES)

Gabriella Vasconcellos de Araujo Campello

FONTE

IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

05/08/2011

RESUMO

The workplace environment in institutions of higher education has increasingly become more heterogeneous. For this reason, it is necessary to study the gender diversity of leadership positions in these institutions, which is a theme that has been rarely examined in the Brazilian literature. Women have made great gains in academia, but are still under-represented in university power and decision instances.The objective of this study is to understand the path women have taken in building their careers until reaching the rector position in Brazilian federal universities. This study is of a descriptive and exploratory nature and was developed in accordance with the assumptions of basic or generic qualitative studies. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with six female rectors in Brazilian federal universities.The use of a semi-structured script and the contents analysis procedure of the data gathered led to the studys main results. The results revealed the existence of a male gender role stereotype, which leads female rectors to adopt typical masculine behavior as a form of protection or in order to impose respect when they feel threatened. It was evident, nevertheless, that the adoption of masculine behavior does not exclude feminineness. These female rectors admit the existence of bias and discrimination against women and confirm the existence of a glass ceiling tied to the gender stereotype assigned to them. Another aspect covered by this study was the difficulty to conciliate multiple roles: mother, wife, housewife and professional, leading to a work/family conflict. It was observed that leadership attributes, both attitudinal and behavioral, the engagement in different academic projects and job positions, and the ability to undertake and promote changes, were crucial to gaining respect and credibility in a predominantly masculine environment. The results of this study show that, for a good performance in rector positions, attitudinal or behavioral aspects are as important, or even more important than the technical ones.

ASSUNTO(S)

sexual-role stereotype gênero reitora carreira estereótipo de papel sexual female rector female leadership liderança feminina gender career administracao

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