A licença-maternidade no Brasil como fator agravante na concretização da igualdade de gênero no mercado de trabalho.

Abstract

This monographic work aims to demonstrate that, even though there is a constitutional provision, there is still a lot of distinction in the job market, where men have easier acceptance compared to women. It is known that pregnant women have the right to maternity leave and that it ends up becoming a high cost for the company, as it is often necessary to hire or relocate another professional to replace the pregnant woman. It turns out that this fact ends up being the reason why several companies choose not to hire a greater number of women, thus creating a true affront to the Federal Constitution of 1988, which ensures gender equality. That said, the question arises: how is gender (in)equality monitored and addressed in the Brazilian labor market? For the formation of this work, the hermeneutic method will be used followed by results of exploratory and quantitative bibliographical research. The exploratory research will take place through books, bibliographies and articles that involve the topic of gender (in)equality in the job market and maternity leave. Quantitative research will be carried out by searching reliable websites. Finally, it can initially be stated that maternity leave contributes to gender inequality in the labor market and that the process towards equality is progressively slow.