Abstract

Resumo A representatividade da mulher em altos cargos vem aumentando ao longo dos anos, mas as dificuldades ainda persistem. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar os obstáculos que se apresentam ao longo da carreira da mulher brasileira e entender como ela se reconhece na posição de líder, quais são seus principais desafios e como ela pode superá-los para atingir a igualdade - não apenas no trabalho, mas também no lar. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de campo. Selecionamos, por meio de rede social própria, 15 mulheres que atuavam como líderes em organizações públicas e privadas no Rio de Janeiro, entre 2014 e 2016. Os resultados mostraram que essas mulheres tinham uma noção mais andrógina de liderança do que a sugerida pela literatura e que elas se viam como merecedoras desse papel, apesar de sofrerem vários tipos de preconceito em suas trajetórias.

Highlights

  • Over the years, women have conquered important achievements in the workplace

  • This reality is true for Brazil: few women occupy the position of chief executive officer (CEO), board director or second or third executive levels

  • Based on the labyrinth of leadership theory by Eagly and Carli (2007), this study sought to identify obstacles that occur throughout the career of Brazilian women, as well as understand what they consider to be good leadership in their professional and personal life

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Introduction

Historical gender inequalities, as far as representativity is concerned, still persist This is seen, especially, in senior management and executive positions where women remain a minority such as chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), chief operations officer (COO), and board of directors. According to Mckinsey & Company (2015) in a study of 60 US corporations using data from 2012, despite the ongoing presence of women in top positions of large companies, they are still underrepresented at senior levels. This reality is true for Brazil: few women occupy the position of CEO, board director or second or third executive levels. The 2016 National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) showed that, in the employed population over 16 years of age, women spend 20.3 hours a week on householed chores, while men spend only 10 hours – another factor that has a direct impact on women’s careers

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