A ESCOLARIZAÇÃO FEMININA: COMO A EDUCAÇÃO TEM IMPACTADO NA VIDA DE MULHERES PERIFÉRICAS?

Abstract

This research aims to address the intersectional theme of gender, race, and social class, with a specific focus on peripheral women, aiming to understand the importance of educational experience for them and whether it can be emancipatory. In Brazil, women balance their roles as workers, mothers, and students. Despite financial emancipation resulting from women’s entry into the labor market and the increasing number of women in various undergraduate courses, women still perform the majority of domestic tasks. How can we conceive of an education that, in addition to providing critical knowledge and fighting against social, racial, and gender inequalities, also understands the demands and experiences of women, so that they can truly emancipate themselves through education? In this regard, the first chapter will briefly contextualize the concept of gender and the role of women in the world: a general overview to understand gender inequality and how it is structured. The second chapter aims to analyze the current situation of women in society concerning education and fields of knowledge. Through a bibliographical survey, I will discuss women’s education in the country from a historical perspective. Then, based on data collection and analysis from IBGE, INEP, SNPG, and CAPES, I will address the issues of class, race, and gender related to the context of peripheral regions. In the final chapter, I will analyze the responses to surveys sent to students residing in Baixada Fluminense, from the Graduate Program in Education, Communication, and Culture at the Faculty of Education of Baixada Fluminense (FEBF), and the responses from students in the Pedagogy course at FEBF, to examine how education has contributed to improving the quality of life for these women.