Challenges and Conflicts of the Women in the Search of the Ascension in the Professional Career

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to study women in the labor market, pointing to their achievements and challenges faced daily. A bibliographical review of primary and secondary sources is presented on how to construct the various social representations that contribute to the configuration of inequalities between men and women in the labor market. The research is characterized as exploratory. The study was carried out among female professionals of the IES (Higher Education Institution) Administration course in the countryside of the state of São Paulo. Data were collected through questionnaires. It is concluded that the female population is in search of equal rights, and has conquered its space in the labor market, besides being distinguished in its professional career within the organizations.