Banca de DEFESA: JULIA FAGUNDES QUEIROZ SCHIRMER

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : JULIA FAGUNDES QUEIROZ SCHIRMER
DATE: 14/12/2023
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: https://bit.ly/46xQ2LL
TITLE:

“They’re having to tolerate us”: a psychodynamic analysis of the work of female military firefighters

KEY WORDS:

gender, working women, military, psychodynamics of work

PAGES: 95
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

This dissertation investigates the reality of the work of women within a military institution, considering

possible challenges arising from the intersection between the subjectivity of female workers and the

predominant male logic in organizational culture. To achieve this, three studies were conducted: The first

study proposes a theoretical debate on the insertion of women into military forces based on feminist

studies and the psychodynamics of female labor, considering historical and sociocultural issues that

characterize the functioning of these institutions. The analysis undertaken makes it possible to highlight

the sexual division of labor as a crucial element of this problem, revealing conflicts between work

organization and gendered modes of subjectivation for men and women. The centrality of virility as a

defensive ideology characterizing military culture is identified as one of the main obstacles to the full

integration of women into these institutions. The second and third studies present data obtained from the

qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with female military firefighters in the

Federal District. Four lexical categories related to the perception of female firefighters about their routine

and work environment are analyzed in the light of the psychodynamics of female labor. Among the main

results, the following stand out: the low compatibility of motherhood with the operational service

schedule, the devaluation of femininity, the ambivalence between experiences of pleasure and suffering,

and the negative impact that sexist culture imposes on the integration of these workers into the

organization. Cooperation among women emerges as a possibility for coping. The three studies

complement each other to provide a comprehensive view of the challenges faced by military women in

seeking belonging and recognition. The obtained results reinforce the importance of implementing

institutional policies aimed at promoting gender equity, emphasizing the need for transformation at the

core of military culture to enable the genuine openness of these organizations to women

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2774496 - CARLA SABRINA XAVIER ANTLOGA
Interno - 1364073 - FABIO IGLESIAS
Externo à Instituição - Ricardo Mendes Gomes Pereira - CBM-DF