Perception of professors and nurses about sexism in nursing

Abstract

Objective: Know the perception of professors of a higher education institution who work in nursing care about sexism in their work environment. Therefore, the guiding question of this research was: What is the perception of professors and nurses about sexism in their work environment? Methodology: Descriptive and exploratory research, with a qualitative approach, carried out with nursing professionals and professors at a private college in
the capital of Alagoas. Data were primarily collected through an electronic form developed by the researchers for qualitative analysis of the information, Bardin’s content analysis was adopted. The research was approved by the Ethics Committee with opinion number: 4,719,368 Results: The study included 16 professors from the nursing course, who mostly reported having already suffered or witnessed sexist situations during care. Conclusion: From this research, it was observed that despite the predominance of women in nursing, there is still sexism present in care on the part of professionals and patients. Part of the professors participating in this study claimed to have suffered or witnessed situations of sexism and all agreed on the interference in the effectiveness of care. Awareness
actions are needed for these professionals and the general public, including patients.