O processo da participação feminina no mercado de trabalho: uma análise no setor de hotelaria da cidade do Natal/RN

Abstract

This study aims to reflect on the journey of women in the labor market in the hotel sector in Natal/RN. The choice of hotels is due to the economic importance of this activity for the State and the expressive participation of women in this sector service. The study hypothesizes that, even with significant advances, the labor market in general and, the hotel sector in particular, continues to discriminate against women, whether in terms of remuneration, equality opportunities, and/or distribution of positions. For a better basis on the theme, data from the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - IBGE were analyzed and a bibliographic review was used, which served as a mediation of the discussion proposed by the work, some authors referenced are BRUSCHINI (1994; 2004), HIRATA (2002), BENEDUCE (2007) and MELO (2014), and to achieve the research goals was applied a questionnaire with open and closed questions. Among the main results, it can be seen that the hotel sector employs a significant number of workers, but there is a segregation of the positions held since the strategic functions continue to be occupied mainly by men, as a result of occupational discrimination. It is also concluded that the overload caused by the double workday causes evasion of women from the labor market in which is the main difficulty faced by them in the hotel sector.