THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN THE LIGHT OF BRAZILIAN LEGISLATION

Authors

  • Caroline Delfino Santos UNIGRANRIO-Universidade do Grande Rio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/periferia.0.29836

Keywords:

woman, gender hierarchy, brazilian legislation

Abstract

The subalternization of women in relation to men has been the subject of continuous reflections and studies. Although current legislation shows advances in women's law, in everyday relations we still find vestiges of a patriarchal society whose history is based on oppression and machismo relations. Thus, the article aims to analyze historical processes of subalternization of women. For this we will use the method of documentary analysis, establishing as main source Brazilian legislation having as temporal cut the period from 1930 to the present date. The preliminary results of the present study indicate that culturally the laws reflect the standards of society and corroborate the maintenance of the condition of women always subjugated and seen from the existence of man. The normative instruments analyzed point to the ratification of the gender hierarchy, supporting the latter's sovereignty over the second sex (BEAUVOIR, 2016). We conclude that even contemporary legislation in favor of women is based on parameters based on male behavior, which is a reference for any discourse related to gender issues.

Author Biography

Caroline Delfino Santos, UNIGRANRIO-Universidade do Grande Rio

Mestre em Humanidades, Culturas e Artes pela UNIGRANRIO-Universidade do Grande Rio (2017). Especialista em Organização Curricular e Prática Docente na Educação Básica pela UERJ- Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (2008). Graduada em Pedagogia pela UNIGRANRIO- Universidade do Grande Rio (2005). Professora e Orientadora Educacional do Ensino Fundamental na Prefeitura Municipal de Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro/Brasil.

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Published

2018-07-10

How to Cite

Santos, C. D. (2018). THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN THE LIGHT OF BRAZILIAN LEGISLATION. Periferia, 10(2), 239–257. https://doi.org/10.12957/periferia.0.29836

Issue

REVISTA PERIFERIA, V. 10, N. 2, jul./dez. 2018 - Mulheres Líderes em Educação: das periferias aos centros / Women Leading Education: from margins to centers

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