The meaning of work for women after maternity leave: a study with education professionals

Authors

  • Cristiano de Jesus Andrade Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (UMESP)
  • Lucieneida Dováo Praun Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC).
  • Hilda Rosa Capelão Avoglia Universidade Católica de Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0383.2018v39n2p147

Keywords:

Sense at work, Public servants, Maternity leave, Psychodynamics of work

Abstract

Not infrequently, the end of the period of maternity leave tends to trigger in women various types of psychic suffering. This, in turn, results from differentiated factors present in the life of each worker. This article presents partial results of a study that aimed to analyze the meaning of work for women after maternity leave. The case study was adopted as a research method. A total of 13 servants from the education area participated in the study, all of them linked to the public administration of a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The qualitative, semistructured interview was used as a collection tool, whose results were analyzed in light of the theoretical premises of work psychodynamics. The results indicated that in addition to teaching and learning, in their discourses they bring affectivity as a fundamental factor for the meaning in the work with children, but also recognize that the search for professionalization is of extreme relevance for the development of the activities towards the public.

Author Biographies

Cristiano de Jesus Andrade, Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (UMESP)

Doctorate in Health Psychology, Methodist University of São Paulo (2018). Invited Professor in the MBA course in Organizational Psychology and People Management at UNIFENAS Campus Alfenas / MG

Lucieneida Dováo Praun, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC).

PhD in Sociology from the State University of Campinas. Visiting professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC).

Hilda Rosa Capelão Avoglia, Universidade Católica de Santos

PhD in School Psychology and Human Development from the Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo. Associate Professor of the Stricto Senso Post-Graduation Program in Health Psychology, Methodist University of São Paulo. Professor of the Post-Graduate Program in Psychology and Public Policy of the Catholic University of Santos.

Published

2018-12-30

How to Cite

ANDRADE, Cristiano de Jesus; PRAUN, Lucieneida Dováo; AVOGLIA, Hilda Rosa Capelão. The meaning of work for women after maternity leave: a study with education professionals. Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas, [S. l.], v. 39, n. 2, p. 147–158, 2018. DOI: 10.5433/1679-0383.2018v39n2p147. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminasoc/article/view/33900. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

Issue

Section

Dossiê - Mundo(s) do trabalho, Modo(s) de trabalhar

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