Entre o cuidado e a carreira: uma análise dos planos estaduais de valorização da mulher advogada sob a ótica do direito humano do cuidado

Abstract

This study examines how gender stereotypes related to the unpaid care work performed by women lawyers are addressed in the internal regulations of the Brazilian Bar Association. The research focuses on the Plans for the Valorization of Female Lawyers (Planos de Valorização da Mulher Advogada) made by nine state sections of the association to analyze the incorporation of the human right to care, as a means of promoting gender equality, within the Brazilian legal profession. Therefore, the primary objective of this research is to undertake a critical analysis about the incorporation of the human right to care within the nine Plans, with the intent of ascertaining whether these sectional bodies have effectively managed to: recognize, reduce, and redistribute unpaid care work; promote social and gender co-responsibility; establish support infrastructure; and adequately address the intersectional dimensions of care. To this end, instruments of International Human Rights Law and the national legal framework are examined, allowing for an understanding of how gender inequalities and care work are perceived and represented by the institution. The methodology adopts a qualitative approach, featuring documentary analysis and Laurence Bardin's content analysis, grounded in feminist theories of gender, the sexual division of labor, care and intersectionality. Guided by the research question, "How have the State Plans for the Valorization of Female Lawyers incorporated the human right to care?", the research finds that while most of the plans address the issue indirectly, they fail to present lines of action aimed at effectively reducing and redistributing this burden, such as measures to promote equal share of care responsibilities between men and women. The research intends to contribute to the development and review of norms and public policies focused on gender equality, providing data to support the work of public representatives, companies, and institutions in incorporating the Human Right to Care into these regulations.