Questões de gênero: uma discussão sobre a problemática de trabalhar gênero na escola.

Abstract

The debate about gender remains a taboo in our society, the definition of gender beyond the binary conception is denied and distorted by groups that see the gender debate as a threat to the traditional family. At school, the discussion of this topic has become an increasingly difficult task, with the advance of conservatism in Brazil, and through movements disseminated on social networks such as “Escola sem Partido” and narratives about the existence of a “gender ideology ” made the study of the topic obscure. Our research aims to understand the difficulties imposed on the gender debate at school, for this, we carried out qualitative research through a theoretical discussion and field observation, carried out in a School, in the city of Campina Grande-PB, as well as structured interviews with four students from the institution and one teacher. We seek to analyze how these problems can lead to the reproduction of social inequalities and gender stereotypes. For this, we took as a theoretical basis for the development of this research the concept of gender as culturally constructed by Judith Butler (2003), as well as the conception formulated by Paulo Freire, in his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed (2005), of thinking of school as a field of plural and critical teaching. The results of the research indicate that the advancement of conservatism in the country played an important role in hindering the discussion of gender at school, resulting in the reproduction of inequalities and prejudices, demonstrating the need to deepen discussions of gender and sexuality in the school field.