Essay on the feminization of advocacy in the 90 years of braziian women's vote

Abstract

Legal careers, in particular those in the advocacy sphere, are open to women. The feminization of advocacy is a reality. By the letter of the law, jurist women have careers that are equal to men’s. However, in practice there are obstacles for women that men do not have to overcome. Those singularities have many different types, but they work as a “glass ceiling” that makes it difficult, despite the law and beyond it, to access top positions, both in the legal and judiciary careers, as well as in the struggles
for spaces of power in the public sphere. In the context of the 90 years of feminine vote in Brazil, the research regarding these singularities will be the objective of this essay, which will be elaborated by a hermeneutic- interpretative methodology. This exploratory study can also pave the way for several investigations that are considered relevant.