“Mulher em tudo se mete”: inclusive na magistratura no Tribunal de Justiça do Estado da Paraíba

Abstract

Historically, the Judiciary Power of the State of Paraíba has been and led by men since its installation in 1891 and, despite the presence of women today, the male predominance is very expressive. From this perspective, this Course Conclusion Paper sought to reveal how women came to integrate the Judiciary in Brazil, especially in the State of Paraíba, throughout its history, aiming to analyze the presence of women in the judiciary in the Court of Justice of this State, starting from a quanti-qualitative approach in a documentary research. To guide the analysis, the following questions were used: How many women are present in the Judiciary ?; When did they join ?; What positions do they occupy ?; Where they are? Thus, the data in this study showed that, in a universe of 246 magistrates at the Court, 103 are women (representing 42% of the total), with only 12 of them occupying management positions. The female participation in the magistral environment started to be more significant from the first decade of the 2000s, representing a percentage of 62%, however, with respect to entrances, feminine magistrates progress in a descending manner (80%, 43% and 31% in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd entrances, respectively), the presence of women is not equitable and the androcentric culture is reaffirmed by the presence of a majority of men.