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Politicy of care in the criticism towards gender stereotypes
Maria Raquel Gomes Maia Pires1, Rosa Maria Godoy Serpa da Fonseca2, Beatriz Padilla3
1Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Enfermagem. Brasília-DF, Brasil.
Objectives::
analyze gender inequalities among Brazilian women in Portugal and in contemporary nursing based on care politicity in the light of gender; disclose oppression of the female produced by the stereotypes that look upon women as natural caregivers; point out politicity to deconstruct gender stereotypes.
Method::
theoretical reflection with narrative review of literature to analyze classic references in the feminist epistemology combined with the care politicity thesis.
Results::
the similarities between the stereotypes of the Brazilian Eves and the Portuguese Maries as either the sexualized or sanctified nurse are inserted in the Jewish-Christian moral genealogy that reaffirms the subservience of the female to the male.
Conclusion::
by attaching priority to care that needs non-care to expand the possibilities of care giving, the theoretical assumption of politicy of care can contribute to subvert the stereotypical images of Brazilian women in Portuguese lands and in contemporary nursing.
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