A mulher como oficial na Marinha Mercante: conquistas e desafios

Abstract

This study aims to discuss the ticket, the evolution and the difficulties of Brazilian women to launch career as an officer on board merchant ships. It has been intended to examine questions relating to the role of the woman with the official of the Merchant Navy at present and identify their achievements and difficulties, seeking to identify policies and strategies that will enable their permanence and career development. Analyzes the current line of the merchant officer, especially with regard to addressing the challenges of females on board merchant ships, see if there is counseling in training schools and difference in training of nautical and machinery officers, analyze how it treated the issue of motherhood by shipping companies, analyze the technical, operational and affective relationships existing on board Brazilian merchant ships and what can be identified as factors (existing or to be developed) that can attract and retain women at work Embedded with a view to the growth of his career. The study also aims to compare what already exists in women's labor relations in similar areas and the like (platforms and tugs), and which can be applied to work boarded ships. The study confirms the hypothesis that the current Brazilian scenario employability were important changes, such as the sharp increase in female participation in the labor market, mainly in urban areas and permanence of women's activity in this market, that is, despite the crisis that marked the 80s, women remained in the labor market. As regards shipping, the presence of women has also been increasing.