Abstract
This study aimed to problematize aspects of the work of professors in relation to gender, assessment policies, and health. For this purpose, a qualitative social investigation was conducted within the aspect of participatory studies and the views of materialist feminism. An analysis of the material was carried out through content analysis, according to the topic, using four main themes: conflicts between professors' work and domestic work; professors' work, motherhood, and guilt; policies for the assessment of professors and gender relations; and the sexual division of labor and teaching. It was possible to perceive just how much the demands of the productive sphere have gone beyond the time of the workday and into the reproductive sphere and the private life of professors, compromising the struggle for health and leading to processes of suffering and illness. The theme of the sexual division of labor in public universities appears to be an important issue that highlights work overload and psychological illness, especially at a time when the teaching profession is becoming increasingly competitive. In conclusion, we believe that there is an imperative need for investments in public policies that can guarantee gender equality in higher education.
Highlights
Resumo O objetivo do presente estudo foi problematizar aspectos do trabalho docente do ensino superior em relação a gênero, políticas de avaliação e saúde
E reforçando mais uma vez que os significados positivos ou negativos com relação à profissão docente atribuídos às mulheres ou aos homens não podem ser fixos, imutáveis e colados ao sexo de quem exerce a docência, deve-se destacar o papel exercido por alguns homens
Artigo apresentado em 08/06/2020 Aprovado em 04/07/2021 Versão final apresentada em 06/07/2021
Summary
Katia Reis de Souza (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2084-2606) 1 Regina Helena Simões-Barbosa (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1161-7220) 2 Andréa Maria dos Santos Rodrigues (http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8254-341X) 1 Eliana Guimarães Felix (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-1356) 1 Luciana Gomes (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2038-0859) 1 Maria Blandina Marques dos Santos (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0065-5635) 1
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