Perceptions about gender relations and sexual division of labor for people with disabilities

Autor: Lilian Barros Moreira, Fernanda Mitsue Soares Onuma, Flávia Luciana Naves Mafra, Mônica Carvalho Alves Cappelle, Maria de Lourdes Souza Oliveira
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: INTERthesis, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 158-184 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1807-1384
DOI: 10.5007/1807-1384.2011v8n1p158
Popis: Contemporary society has discussed the idea of “diversity”, and among its possibilities, the insertion of people with disabilities (PWDs) in organizations has been often discussed in organizational studies. Although disability appears to be no longer an uncomfortable subject to be discussed, it is still a very delicate issue to be talked about. In addition to it, gender relations and sexual division of labor are not solved issues when work is involved. This work was carried out with the objective of understanding the perceptions of PWDs about gender relations and sexual division of labor. We argue that both this perception and its origin are connected to the subjectivity. The research was conducted in a hospital, where five people were interviewed. The interviews were analyzed through the method of content analysis. They did not show explicitly the interviewees’ perception of unequal gender relations, but this was noticed through the method of observation. The interviewees’ view of gender relations was found to be full of social stereotypes. Finally, questions were asked that intended to lead the reader to a deeper reflection about sexual division of labor, disability and prejudice in the organizational environment.
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