Percepção sobre a atuação da mulher contabilista e os desafios enfrentados na área contábil na cidade de Dourados-MS

Abstract

The present study sought the perception of accounting professionals regarding the challenges and stereotypes associated with women working in accounting offices. The present research is classified as exploratory and descriptive, with a predominantly quantitative approach, and the survey was carried out with professionals from both genders of the city of Dourados-MS, who have their respective records in the Regional Accounting Council of Mato Grosso do Sul (CRC-MS) assets. With the application of the questionnaires, the sociodemographic information of the respondents and the gender-related stereotypes attributed by them to the accounting profession and to the woman accountant were collected through adjectives in a Semantic Differential Scale. Statistical descriptive resources were used for the analyzes, indicating the interviewees' views in percentages. Women who work in the offices say that there are differences, salaries, positions among others in relation to co-workers. Even the women who own the accounting offices say they still face difficulties in entering the labor market, in the reliability of clients in relation to the services they provide when compared to accountants. When placed in front of the sectors in the accounting offices, women report that it takes a longer time compared to men to reach positions with higher levels. Even women claiming that there are gender differences, a small portion of the men interviewed acknowledged that there are wage differentials, occupation of roles and positions, employability between them and them in the labor market.