Gender inequalities in the Brazilian labor market: an analysis in the area of applied social sciences

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the aspects that evidence the gender inequality in the performance of professionals related to the area of Applied Social Sciences in the Brazilian labor market. A descriptive, documentary and quantitative research was carried out covering the period from 2013 to 2015. The population comprised graduates from the Applied Social Sciences area (Administrator, Accountant and Economist) of the whole of Brazil, Of 143,468 observations and a sample of 142,531 observations. The data were collected on the website of the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) and relate to the Annual Information of Social Information (RAIS), which includes various information from the General Register of Employed and Unemployed (CAGED). The results were obtained from the t Test of means and it was verified that the average age of men and women was very close in all years and professions. Regarding the variable remuneration, the Administrator has lower gender inequality in all the analyzed years, the Economist showed greater inequality in 2013 and the Accountant in 2014 and 2015. The study also pointed out that, when compared with 2013, all areas Maintained a decrease in gender inequality, but for professionals in the economy, this result was more significant. Given the results, it is concluded that in relation to the research problem and the objective, in the three years analyzed there is still gender inequality in relation to the profession of the Administrator, Accountant and Economist, however, with indications of annual reduction, a fact considered positive.