A percepção das contadoras de Monte Carmelo (MG) em relação aos desafios da carreira em contabilidade

Abstract

The research sought to analyze the perception of accountants regarding the challenges faced in the accounting career, also intending to find out what the challenges are and how they can interfere in the professional trajectory of women. A descriptive and qualitative research was carried out, with the conduction of six written reports with accountants working in the city of Monte Carmelo, a city located in the interior of Minas Gerais. The results indicate that women are noticing more representation in accounting and more opportunities to grow in the profession, providing in recent years evolution in the career of accountants and interest in growth in the accounting area. However, it is noticeable that there are challenges and they are present in the reality of women, especially in relation to lack of time and physical exhaustion, showing that women face conflicts in reconciling professional and personal life, especially in relation to children and family.