A desigualdade de gênero e a liderança feminina no mercado de trabalho contábil

Abstract

This academic work analyzes gender inequality and female leadership in the accounting job market. The general objective of this study is to describe the biases that hinder gender equality in the accounting profession, in addition to identifying the development opportunity provided by gender equality within organizations and its benefit to society. And specifically, analyzing gender equality in business environments; highlight the insertion and role of women in accounting, measure women's performance and the impact of their presence in organizations; and to identify the difficulties and obstacles of women in the accounting market. It is evidenced through the data obtained in this work, that traditionally women have not participated in the labor and economic sphere in the same way as men, it is observed that throughout history, some aspects considered disadvantageous in relation to the work situation of the women. Furthermore, the focus of this study is to demonstrate the disparities in the current Brazilian scenario that has devalued the work of women in the labor market. In view of this, the relevance of this theme is justified, considering that gender and race are blunt phenomena to enable social inequality in a market where men have superior professional positions with high salaries that differ from women's salary in the labor market. For that, the methodological procedure used was conducted through a bibliographic research.