Assédio moral nas organizações e maternidade: um estudo com mulheres mães de Chapecó/SC

Abstract

It can be observed that organizations increasingly seek competitive advantages through human capital, on which the basis is high performance. However, there are actions that can directly reflect labor productivity. Bullying is an example of such attitudes; women, in turn, are gaining ground and prominence within a wide range of organizational positions. Through many struggles, his intellectual abilities are being recognized. However, her personal life has always been marked by motherhood that is still seen as a female responsibility, directly interfering in the professional life of these mothers. This fact can cause negative interference and be an aggravating variable for actions of bullying. Therefore, the study here proposes to answer the question of what is the incidence of bullying in working with mothers? The general objective of this research is to analyze the incidence of bullying within the organizations among women who are mothers in Chapecó-SC. The methodology was based on two instruments, the questionnaire and the interview. At the first moment we searched for quantitative data in order to tabulate the data percentage, open questions were also asked to collect more information. 104 responses were tabulated, this data was collected through Google Docs. In the second moment, qualitative issues were addressed, aiming to deepen the experiences of four interviewees who are mothers. In the analysis of the data the first relevant percentage corresponds to double and triple journey, in which 97.1% of the respondents recognize themselves living in this situation. This fact was also recognized in the interviews, in which the reports point to the daily reality of women who are mothers. With regard to bullying, 51.9% said they had experienced negative situations because they were mothers, maternity was pointed out as a determining variable for the violence event, by companies, in many situations, they preferred employees with fewer external responsibilities. The recognition of the difficulties are expressive and the lack of support and policies that may inhibit these actions are perceived by both the respondents and the interviewees. Points such as breastfeeding, public policies, naturalness in being a mother, illnesses caused by bullying have also been raised, bringing results that need to be reflected so that in fact one can have equal opportunities and reduce bullying in the workplace.