DIVERSIDADE, EQUIDADE E INCLUSÃO: UM ESTUDO SOBRE ACESSO E ASCENSÃO DE GRUPOS MINORIZADOS NO MERCADO DE TRABALHO

Abstract

The theme of this study is the understanding of the main barriers faced by minority groups when entering and advancing in the job market. The proposed research question was “What are the perceptions of people belonging to minority groups regarding the main barriers faced to entry and advancement in the job market?”. The general objective of this work was to understand the main barriers to entry into the job market and professional advancement faced by people belonging to minority groups. The specific objectives outlined were: i) to understand the research subjects' vision regarding the process of implementing diversity policies in organizations and, ii) to compare the common and disparate elements of the experiences lived by these people. The major themes underlying this work are: people management, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), diversity policies in organizations and minority groups. The methodological approach adopted was qualitative, descriptive. The data collection technique occurred through semi-structured interviews that conditioned data analysis through content. The results reinforce the increasingly frequent need to discuss this subject, given its scope and complexity, and reaffirm the need to revalidate ideological insertions, which guide and determine the roles assigned to each person in society. Through this study, it was also observed, through the reports, similarity in the difficulties faced in entering the job market for the profiles interviewed. Furthermore, it was found that self-confidence, empowerment, resilience and persistence were fundamental for the research subjects to stand out from the low numbers that the statistics present. It is noted that diversity has a direct correlation with inclusion and when dealing with human relationships it requires maturity, active listening and, above all, sensitivity and acceptance. This theme is based on a historical reference of struggle, and is, therefore, a phenomenon that goes beyond social exclusion due to privileges.