O peso do estigma: sexualização e invisibilidade na enfermagem brasileira

Ernandes Gonçalves DIAS; Vagner Bruno de Jesus PACHECO; Betânia Soares ANTUNES

doi:10.22481/rsc.v22i2.19526

Authors

Ernandes Gonçalves DIAS {"pt_BR":"PUC-SP"}
Vagner Bruno de Jesus PACHECO Faculdade Verde Norte (Favenorte) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8032-6697
Betânia Soares ANTUNES Faculdade Verde Norte (Favenorte) https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1038-6337

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22481/rsc.v22i2.19526

Keywords:

Nursing as a Social Practice, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Services, Occupational Health

Abstract

Nursing, a technical and scientific pillar of healthcare, has historically faced the stigma of eroticization, which distorts its identity. This text seeks to discuss how sexist stereotypes devalue the profession and encourage harassment and institutional invisibility. The predominance of women in the field favors objectification and violence at work, exemplified by cases of harassment that have gone to court. This scenario, fueled by the media and cultural fetishes, weakens the technical authority and autonomy of female professionals. Therefore, it is urgent to combat eroticization and invisibility through media literacy and protection policies, ensuring that nursing is recognized as an autonomous, dignified, and essential science.

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Author Biography

Ernandes Gonçalves DIAS, {"pt_BR":"PUC-SP"}

Mestre em Ciências (EERP-USP). Especialista em Docência na Saúde (UFRGS) e em Enfermagem do Trabalho pela Faculdade Vale do Gorutuba (FAVAG). Coordenador da Atenção Básica em Monte Azul (MG) e Docente na Faculdade Verde Norte (FAVENORTE).

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