Sofrimento psíquico da mulher no ambiente de trabalho ocasionado pela desigualdade de gênero

Abstract

The definition of mental health emphasizes the well-being and productive capacity of the individual, seen as a constitutive part of general health, relating to factors that go beyond the absence of mental disorders. Authors emphasize that psychological distress is socially constructed and also composed of collective and contextual experiences, affecting the subjectivity of genders, including in the context of work and from the perspective of “being a woman”. Thus, the intersection between gender relations and work is essential to understanding mental health issues. Thus, this study aims to identify the possible impacts of gender inequality on the mental health of working women. To this end, an integrative literature review was used, focusing on theoretical bibliographic research, based on previously published works on the subject. The research constructed has a qualitative approach, is basic in nature and has descriptive objectives. In this sense, we have identified that machismo is a mark of oppression present and rooted in culture, which is related to a power structure that determines an ideal standard of behavior, relationships and hierarchy between genders. This mark has an impact not only on the family structure, but also on all areas that permeate women's social lives, including the professional field. Another point, quite present in the researched materials, is the double shift, which involves formal work and taking care of the home and how this routine can be psychologically ill for many women. Thus, as discussed by Zanello (2017), a fundamental issue that contributes to women's psychological suffering refers to the “impaired working life”, which is related both to the double shift and to the precarious jobs to which they are subjected.