Maternidade e formação superior: um estudo a partir da divisão sexual do trabalho

Abstract

The present study aims to identify how the sexual division of labor appears in the reports on motherhood and what are the consequences perceived in the academic life of women. In addition, it is intended to identify the existence of public policies aimed at university mothers and observe the functionality of the support networks of these women. In order to achieve the proposed objectives, this work was developed from a qualitative approach, with university students who maternally. Data collection was carried out through interviews and as a result of research it was possible to observe that following the logic of the sexual division of labor women are primarily responsible for the care of their children. In this sense, the reports show that after pregnancy it became more difficult to perform academic activities because maternal demands began to interfere with the time that university mothers dedicate to studies.