Research on gender-based violence in Brazilian and French vocational education: a state of knowledge

Abstract

Gender-based violence occurs in the context of Brazilian and French Vocational and Technological Education (TVET). Given this problem, this paper aims to map research on gender-based violence in TVET in digital repositories in Brazil and in France. Methodologically, we resorted to Creswell (2010) to employ the state of knowledge. Theoretically, the work of Cisne (2018), Cisne and Santos (2018), Delphy (2005), Federici (2017; 2019), Saffioti (2004) underpin the discussion. The results point to the scarcity of research on the topic. Moreover, the study showed the existence of the following research themes: the sexual division in school paths, the reproduction of gender stereotypes, the invisibility of psychic suffering, the strategies of neutralization of the feminine in predominantly male courses, the coping tactics set in motion by women students of technical courses in Brazil and France. The conclusion points to the need for a better epistemological circumscription of the object "gender violence" and the possibilities of new comparative studies between Brazil and France, given the similarities in the history and organization of TVET in both countries.