La presión social para ser madre hacia mujeres académicas sin hijos / Social pressure to be a mother toward academic women without children

• Muñiz Gallardo, Erika ^[2] ; Ramos Tovar, María Elena ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

     Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

     México

     
  2. [2] Facultad de Trabajo Social y Desarrollo Humano División de Posgrado
• Localización: Nóesis: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, ISSN 0188-9834, ISSN-e 2395-8669, Vol. 28, Nº. 55, 2019, págs. 64-87
• Idioma: español
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  • Social pressure to be a mother toward academic women without children
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    Este artículo busca identificar los principales actores sociales que emiten la presión social para ser madre, las diversas formas lingüísticas que ésta adopta y exponer dos estrategias de afrontamiento frente a dicha presión social desde una mirada analítica de género. El estudio es de corte cualitativo con una muestra intencional de cinco investigadoras de universidades públicas del norte del país. Entre los hallazgos que se muestran están, por un lado, que familiares, colegas en el trabajo, amistades e incluso personas desconocidas forman parte de los emisores de las demandas. Por otro se identifica que hubo quienes niegan explícitamente la presión, pero las narrativas exponen cómo dichas demandas son naturalizadas e incorporadas en su propio discurso. Finalmente se exponen las estrategias de afrontamiento más usadas por las entrevistadas: la confrontación y la re-significación.AbstractThis article identifies the main actors who express social pressure to be mother, as well as the different linguistic forms it takes, and it exposes two coping strategies used by academic women from a gender perspective. This study takes a qualitative approach with an intentional sample of five academic women from public universities in Northern Mexico. Some results suggest that there are diverse actors who pressure women to be mother such as family, colleagues at work, friends and even strange people. For some academic women, the feeling of pressure was denied, however, the narratives expose how such demands are naturalized and incorporated in their own discourse. Finally, confrontation and re-interpretation were the two main copping strategies used by those women.   

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    This article identifies the main actors who express social pressure to be mother, as well as the different linguistic forms it takes, and it exposes two coping strategies used by academic women from a gender perspective. This study takes a qualitative approach with an intentional sample of five academic women from public universities in Northern Mexico. Some results suggest that there are diverse actors who pressure women to be mother such as family, colleagues at work, friends and even strange people. For some academic women, the feeling of pressure was denied, however, the narratives expose how such demands are naturalized and incorporated in their own discourse. Finally, confrontation and re-interpretation were the two main copping strategies used by those women.