A inserção da mulher no mercado de trabalho e empreendedorismo feminino no Brasil

Abstract

Gender pay inequality linked to patriarchal culture in Brazil are problems faced by many women who suffer prejudice and receive less doing the same work as men, however, this inequality increases with higher levels of education in the labor market. Thus, many women seek other forms of income generation to the detriment of financial need, maternity, shortage of formal jobs and professional fulfillment that contribute to the creation and development of entrepreneurship. Studies conducted by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM, 2018) have identified that women nowadays undertake more out of necessity than opportunity, and in times of crisis women seek other alternatives for financial gain. Therefore, the paper will analyze the evolution of female entrepreneurship in relation to inequalities in insertion in economic activity between men and women in the Brazilian labor market.