Gender Discrimination in Brazilian Labour Market and the Role of the Private Sector / Discriminação de gênero no Mercado de Trabalho Brasileiro e o Papel do Setor Privado

Autores

  • Irene Pietropaoli British Institute of International and Comparative Law, UK
  • Narciso Leandro Xavier Baez Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/rqi.2020.42217

Palavras-chave:

1) human rights, 2) gender discrimination, 3) gender pay gap, 4) labour market, 5) business and human rights

Resumo

The objective of this paper is to discusses gender discrimination in the labour market in Brazil and understand the role that the private sector plays in both sustaining and fighting gender inequality and the wage gap. It does so through the analysis of main problems and challenges for the achievement of full gender equality. It is a study in the field of law, economics, and social science. The paper first reviews the history of gender equality in Brazil, highlighting both current problems and progresses, in particular in the area of legal protection of female workers. It then discusses current gender inequality issues and wage gaps in the workplace in Brazil and analyses the reasons for the persistence of such inequality. Finally, the paper discusses the role of the private sector in both sustaining gender discrimination and promoting gender equality. This paper acknowledge progress in the area of gender equality achieved in Brazil in the past two decades, but it considers that discrimination is the key persistent issue that needs to be addressed to completely eradicate this problem. In particular, special attention should be given to the role of the private sector – something that has been so far overlooked in Brazil.

Biografia do Autor

Irene Pietropaoli, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, UK

Dr. Irene Pietropaoli is a Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights for the British Institute of International and Comparative Law that she joined in October 2018. Previously, Irene worked with international NGOs in different countries of Europe, Latin America, South and Southeast Asia in the area of business and human rights. Irene holds a PhD from the School of Law of Middlesex University, London. She has a first class honours LL.M in International Human Rights Law from the Irish Centre for Human Rights and a first degree in Law from the University La Sapienza of Rome.  

Narciso Leandro Xavier Baez, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Chief Academic Officer at the “Excellence Centre in Law” at “Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina”. Holds a Ph.D. in Fundamental Rights’ Effectiveness Mechanisms, from “Universidade Federal de Santa Catatina”; a doctorate degree in Fundamental Rights and Contemporary Rights with a foreign trainee scholarship (PDEE Capes) at the Centre for Civil and Human Rights (Notre Dame University, Indiana, USA, from February 2011 to July 2011); a LL.M degree in Public Law (UNESA); a graduation degree in Civil Procedure and has been working as a Federal Judge (4th Region) since 1996.

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Publicado

2020-12-21

Como Citar

Pietropaoli, I., & Xavier Baez, N. L. (2020). Gender Discrimination in Brazilian Labour Market and the Role of the Private Sector / Discriminação de gênero no Mercado de Trabalho Brasileiro e o Papel do Setor Privado. REVISTA QUAESTIO IURIS, 13(02), 610–631. https://doi.org/10.12957/rqi.2020.42217