A FEMINIZAÇÃO DA PSICOLOGIA NO BRASIL Uma revisão da produção científica nacional

Abstract

This study reflects on the feminization of Psychology in Brazil, seeking to understand how national scientific production has discussed gender relations and the sexual division of labor within the profession. This is a scope review developed according to the guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and PRISMA, with searches carried out in the SciELO, PePsic, LILACS and BVS databases. After the screening and analysis of the materials, eight studies made up the final sample. The outcomes point out that, although the female presence is expressive and historically consolidated in Psychology, this majority does not mean equal opportunities, social recognition or economic appreciation. The published works analyzed show the professional practice of psychologists is still crossed by stereotypes that relates care and sensibility as "natural" attributes of the feminine, supporting symbolic and structural inequalities. Such findings indicate that the feminization of Psychology is more than a statistical data: it is a social and political phenomenon that reflects gender hierarchies and the challenges for the construction of a fairer and more equitable professional practice. Keywords: Feminization; Psychology; Gender; Sexual division of labor