Empowerment and Gender: A Study with Women in Federal University Management Positions
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2178-0080.2018v20i1.33452Keywords:
Empowerment, Power Relations, Gender.Abstract
Empowerment consists basically of autonomy, as if it were a machine by which organizations or even people take control of their subjects, destiny, skills and abilities. Given the history of inequalities between women and men, this study aimed to analyze the relationships of empowerment of women who hold management positions in a Federal University. For that, we chose qualitative research with interviews with two Pro-Rectors. The results indicate that these managers feel empowered, although in a framework of nine Pro-Rectors, only four are women, they are free to suggest ideas to their superiors, they are secure in their position, and they believe that having leadership and showing security is necessary for a smooth operation of the team.
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