MULHER E MERCADO DE TRABALHO: uma análise das políticas de emprego e renda no Estado da Paraíba

Abstract

The Brazilian / Paraíba population consists mainly of women. According to IBGE (2010), 51% of the total population. In this way, understanding the reflexes of patriarchy and the impositions of what is "being a woman" and the social roles that are historically preserved, of inferiority and invisibility, we feel the need to problematize in this study the complexity of the issues involved. Thinking about women in the labor market and all the challenges that historically impose on us is to understand that this complexity also forces us to understand what factors contribute to this reality and what has been done within the scope of the State Government of Paraíba to overcome this. Gender inequality has been a worldwide concern and, in this sense, we seek to bring this reality to Brazil / Paraíba and analyze the public policies of employment and income developed here. This study has as general objective to analyze the employment and income policies of the State of Paraíba. To do so, we have as specific objectives to discuss the insertion of women in the labor market, to analyze the sexual division in the world of work and to understand how to give the appropriation of the female labor force by capital. As a methodological process, we used bibliographic research with historicalcritical bias and qualitative-quantitative research with the objective of quantifying and analyzing indicators related to women in the labor market, as well as the institutional plans of government. The results show that both the municipality of João Pessoa and the state of Paraíba have been carrying out actions to encourage employment and income and have been concerned with combating gender inequalities, with the existence of limitations and contradictions, since these are actions that refer to informality, as support for the solidarity economy, incentive to entrepreneurship, fairs, crafts, which are jobs that distance these women from work. However, these actions have had positive results in the lives of many women and have brought the possibility of income and a better quality of life.