Borders fell and you working there: maternity and pandemic

Abstract

The present study aims to understand the work contexts of women, mothers and university professors from Federal Institutions in the Brazilian Northeast, during the period of social isolation resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. For the development of this production, we theoretically support the perspectives of decolonial and intersectional feminism and the Narrative Interview technique developed by Schutze (2013). The collection of empirical material took place from the narratives of four volunteer women who described the challenges and difficulties they faced in the development of their domestic, work and parental care activities during social isolation. Thus, the research on screen led to the understanding of the need to promote a discussion that allows reflection on the place of women, mothers in society, since they were severely impacted during the pandemic by gender oppression, from the labor overlap with academic, domestic and maternal activities.