Feminist perspectives on occupational (in)justices of adolescent motherhood

Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional

Paula Mesa Molina¹  Juan Andrés Pino-Morán²  Pía Rodríguez-Garrido³ 

[1] Escola Universitària d’Infermeria i Teràpia Ocupacional – EUIT, Terrassa, España.;Escuela de Salud, Carrera Terapia Ocupacional, Universidad de O’Higgins – UOH, Rancagua, Chile. Escola Universitària d’Infermeria i Teràpia Ocupacional – EUIT, Terrassa, España.;Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile. Dirección de Equidad de Género y Diversidades, Universidad de O'Higgins-UOH, Rancagua, Chile.;

关键词: maternity;    adolescence;    gender;    social justice;    occupational therapy;    feminism;   

DOI  :  10.1590/2526-8910.ctoAO2169

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Motherhood is an important occupational challenge for women, a situationthatbecomesmorecomplexwhentheyareadolescents.Objective:To analyzethetrajectoriesofadolescentmothersfromtheperspectiveofFeministOccupational Therapy. Method: Qualitative study that, through in-depth interviews and thematic analysis, analyzed six adolescent maternal experiences in Spain. Results: Three central categories of analysis emerged that explain part of the occupational trajectories. We highlight within them, the “Occupational precariousness:agender-sexvulnerability”,whichaccountsforthepreviousconditionsthatmakeadolescentpregnancypossible.Thecategory“Afamilyoccupation: (inter) dependent motherhood” reflects the family organization of care andupbringing,givinganaccountoftherelevanceofthefemalefigureswhosupport this experience. Finally, the category “The occupational shift: its psychosocial repercussions”, considers the impact of motherhood in the projections,bothattheeducationallevelandinitslaborinsertion.Conclusion:Thetrajectoriesofadolescentmothersreflectafluctuationofemotionsandcomplexities in their maternity wards associated with the period of life in which they carry it out. Therefore, the emergence of a FeministOccupationalTherapyaware of gender inequalities allows us to challenge the occupational injustice faced by adolescent mothers for a more just and dignified life.

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