Rompendo o teto de vidro: a trajetória das lideranças femininas catarinenses e seus pontos correlatos

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the trajectory of female business leaders in Santa Catarina and their related points. The research adopted methodological aspects that characterize it as a qualitative and descriptive nature, where the selection of subjects occurred through a non-probabilistic sampling for convenience. Data collection was carried out through the application of nineteen interviews with women business leaders, distributed among the largest cities in Santa Catarina, using the oral history methodology. In terms of the study results, the research allowed us to identify and characterize the leadership based on social, organizational and individual factors, analyzing and exposing the main barriers experienced in their trajectories, discussing the characteristics of female leadership, their perceptions of gender inequality, strategies to overcome imposed difficulties, the experience of the impostor phenomenon and the main lessons learned until they occupy their current positions. Therefore, it is suggested to expand this study to other cities and states, maximizing the use of collected data to formulate perceptions for the development of related scenarios that support the rise of new female leaders in organizations.